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by CDRIVE
Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:48 pm
Forum: QBASIC and QB64 Questions & Answers
Topic: OPEN COM() Problems with Belken USB/Serial adapter...HELP!
Replies: 9
Views: 32376

Thank you for the link & I'll learn to live with the creepy horse. :)

CDRIVE
by CDRIVE
Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:15 am
Forum: QBASIC and QB64 Questions & Answers
Topic: OPEN COM() Problems with Belken USB/Serial adapter...HELP!
Replies: 9
Views: 32376

Do you have the link to the site that you got this from?

Oh! I hate your avatar too! It creeps me out! :shock:

CDRIVE
by CDRIVE
Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:00 pm
Forum: QBASIC and QB64 Questions & Answers
Topic: Stupid question but i really need help!
Replies: 20
Views: 32266

Pronoland,

What I said in my last post assumed that your opening QB through Windows, not the DOS prompt.

CDRIVE
by CDRIVE
Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:43 pm
Forum: QBASIC and QB64 Questions & Answers
Topic: Stupid question but i really need help!
Replies: 20
Views: 32266

I suspect that you're asking how to start the Quick Basic Interpreter not the Compiler? Do you have a finished program that you want to compile into an EXE, or are you just starting out and want to write code in the Interpreter? If you're just wanting to learn & write code then just double click...
by CDRIVE
Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:44 pm
Forum: QBASIC and QB64 Questions & Answers
Topic: Stupid question but i really need help!
Replies: 20
Views: 32266

Sorry, but I don't understand what you're asking or saying.

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by CDRIVE
Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:00 pm
Forum: QBASIC and QB64 Questions & Answers
Topic: Stupid question but i really need help!
Replies: 20
Views: 32266

The only way I've found to keep QB from hoging all the processor resources while doing something else in Windows is: Select "Save" or Save As or Run your program until your at the "Press any key to continue prompt". Doing any of these things makes QB release its hold on the proce...
by CDRIVE
Sun Feb 11, 2007 8:26 pm
Forum: QBASIC and QB64 Questions & Answers
Topic: Stupid question but i really need help!
Replies: 20
Views: 32266

You can download QB4.5 here: http://www.brisray.com/qbasic/qdload.htm I know nothing about this sites files as I have my own version of 4.5. The files at this site should include all you need. including the compiler. If I were you I would choose version 4.5, also known as QB45. It is the most popula...
by CDRIVE
Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:02 pm
Forum: QBASIC and QB64 Questions & Answers
Topic: Splitting an Integral Number Into Two Parts
Replies: 13
Views: 22376

Thank you. "FIX(N) looks like the way to go for me. It's the only function, of the three I mentioned, that doesn't change the integer.

CDRIVE
by CDRIVE
Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:34 am
Forum: QBASIC and QB64 Questions & Answers
Topic: Splitting an Integral Number Into Two Parts
Replies: 13
Views: 22376

Thank you for the infomation regarding the use of operands and their pitfalls. Actually this operand (\) is working well in my code. The only time it throws a curve, is if the user inputs something other than an integer. Which they shouldn't do, as they are instructed to enter the Numerator first an...
by CDRIVE
Sat Jan 13, 2007 2:22 pm
Forum: QBASIC and QB64 Questions & Answers
Topic: Splitting an Integral Number Into Two Parts
Replies: 13
Views: 22376

BTW. How is the 'CODE" selection button used on the message board? I noticed some of the replies have the code in a little box. Just click on Code Button then type out your code and click code button again which has now an asterisk on it too and it's done! Thanks for the tip. Here's some code ...
by CDRIVE
Sat Jan 13, 2007 1:27 am
Forum: QBASIC and QB64 Questions & Answers
Topic: Splitting an Integral Number Into Two Parts
Replies: 13
Views: 22376

Hi All, Thank you for the replies and the time you spent trying to work this out. Of course you're correct, and I shouldn't attempt to DIM the value as an integer. I neglected to mention that this number starts life an improper fraction. As it turns out , the forward slash ( \ ) operator was just wh...
by CDRIVE
Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:01 am
Forum: QBASIC and QB64 Questions & Answers
Topic: Splitting an Integral Number Into Two Parts
Replies: 13
Views: 22376

Splitting an Integral Number Into Two Parts

Hello group, I need to instruct QB to split an Integral (Integer ; Decimal) number into to parts. For example "1.75". I want to be able to work with the Integer and Decimal portions of this number as two independent numbers. Currently, my program does not create or call a file, or a record...
by CDRIVE
Sun Jan 07, 2007 11:34 am
Forum: QBASIC and QB64 Questions & Answers
Topic: OPEN COM() Problems with Belken USB/Serial adapter...HELP!
Replies: 9
Views: 32376

Thanks for the input guys. I installed the Belkin drivers on my W98SE machine but it's not working at all on that machine. Not even in Hyper Terminal. If & when I get it working on W98 I will try Commport access through QB, and I'll let you all know what happens.



Thanks,

CDRIVE
by CDRIVE
Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:55 am
Forum: QBASIC and QB64 Questions & Answers
Topic: OPEN COM() Problems with Belken USB/Serial adapter...HELP!
Replies: 9
Views: 32376

OPEN COM() Problems with Belken USB/Serial adapter...HELP!

I just installed a Belkin (F5U109) USB to Serial adapter on my XP laptop which has no serial ports. I assigned it to COM1 in the Device Manager and attempted a Hyper Terminal connection through one of my old Hayes modems. Windows recognized it as a serial port and the connection went off without a h...
by CDRIVE
Mon Dec 25, 2006 6:33 pm
Forum: QBASIC and QB64 Questions & Answers
Topic: Confused! "LINK" command???
Replies: 4
Views: 9366

Opresion, Whoa! That was "DUH!" moment for me! LINK.exe in my QB45 folder. What the hell was I thinking? I never made the connection, though I knew it was there. BTW, I've asked Pete if he would include the link to Hans Lensing's site here. Has told me he's going to update the site and add...
by CDRIVE
Sun Dec 24, 2006 5:20 pm
Forum: QBASIC and QB64 Questions & Answers
Topic: Confused! "LINK" command???
Replies: 4
Views: 9366

Confused! "LINK" command???

Help PLEASE! Below is a copy of the help file that was supplied with Mblfn322.zip. I have a suspicion that Hans Lunsing is someone you're all familiar with. Please read it and explain a few things to me. The term "LINK" is used in the instructions as if it were command words, but I can't f...
by CDRIVE
Sat Dec 23, 2006 1:03 pm
Forum: QBASIC and QB64 Questions & Answers
Topic: FILE RE-NAMING Program
Replies: 1
Views: 4965

Never mind folks. I emailed him and he sent me the program. He has quite a few .BAS programs on his site. His Mblfn322.zip enables QB to handle >8 character file names.
by CDRIVE
Sat Dec 23, 2006 12:08 am
Forum: QBASIC and QB64 Questions & Answers
Topic: FILE RE-NAMING Program
Replies: 1
Views: 4965

FILE RE-NAMING Program

It's the new old guy again. Does anyone know anything about Hans Lensing? He evidently created a library that will enable QB to handle file names longer than the 8 character limit. I found the artical at the link below but this site appears to be dead. I joined (2 weeks ago) hoping to downdoad the f...
by CDRIVE
Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:44 pm
Forum: QBASIC and QB64 Questions & Answers
Topic: Newbie Here!
Replies: 4
Views: 8534

Thanks for the welcome folks. Can someone point me to some FAQ's that explain what these functions are above the posting text box?
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by CDRIVE
Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:22 pm
Forum: QBASIC and QB64 Questions & Answers
Topic: Stupid question but i really need help!
Replies: 20
Views: 32266

Update On QB45 IN XP

Hello all, I did some experimenting with the following operations while running XP. QB newbie's, like me, may find the results useful. My goal was to see if there was a way to run QB and Pete's QBASIC simultaneously with out experiencing sluggishness in the XP IDE. (1) Opening and running QB from th...