Pete's QBASIC Site

Windows XP is your problem. QBASIC and Windows XP don't mix. You have either one of two solutions. a) Use pure DOS or b) Use a different compiler than QBASIC. Most people on the forum will point you to FreeBASIC.

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One thing I was wondering. Is it possible to put a loop inside another loop? Yes, loops inside of loops are totally legal. FOR A=1 TO 24 FOR B=1 TO 80 PRINT A,B SLEEP NEXT B NEXT A What the code does (visual representation!) Start A loop Start B loop Print A,B Increment B(+1) Is B finally 80? If no...

LCD

Let CRT die.

BASIC explanations: Integer value of 1,2,3,4 or five. Any _full_ number (ok english gyus gimme a help wioth "full") Any number without a decimal value. EX. 5 is an integer. -2 is an integer. 0 is an integer. 6.2 is NOT an integer. -36.7 is NOT an integer. 0.5 is NOT an integer. The INT fu...

by the way, how do you clear only a line in a command, but not the whole screen? You could try: Locate Lin%,1:Print SPACE$(80) where Lin% is equal to what line you want to clear. What it really does is print a line of 80 spaces, thus "clearing" the line. Another thing you could do is: Pri...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but with the INPUT #N statement, don't you need quotes around the strings? If so, then put quotes around all of the "STUXXXXX" and the "FRE/SOP/JUN/SEN". That will probably fix it.

ON ERROR GOTO FileError CONST FALSE=0 CONST TRUE=NOT FALSE Input "Type in the name: ",NAM$ OPEN "c:\your\list\of\names.lst" FOR INPUT ACCESS READ AS #1 LineNumber = 1 NameFound = FALSE WHILE NOT EOF(1) LINE INPUT #1, TEMP$ IF UCASE$(TEMP$) = UCASE$(NAM$) THEN PRINT "The nam...

I'm sorry I can't be of more help, but it seems you are missing either... a) The switch to make it a stand-alone executable OR b) The BC7.1 Runtime Module. To fix A, use the switch for stand alone executables. To fix B, do the same thing you did for that library, except for brt71efr.ex~ ------------...

I made a Sudoku program for the TI-83 Plus calculators. I could make one in QuickBASIC, but it's not going to have graphics, just ASCII art.

First off, I would like to commend sid for all of this information. Although it may not be useful in all parts of the world, it shows that he has concern for the general population. In New York, not many "disasters" happened. The most recent in my mind is when that huge power grid went dow...

He means they don't run as fast. I've done many transfers from my 84+ SE and 83+/83+SE. CrunchyOS for the wind!!! Mirage OS leaks RAM. Yes, they're not as fast. The TI-84+ has some features that 83s don't, particularly times (because the 84+ has a clock) CrunchyOS also runs BASIC programs slower th...

Aight, here we go, 84+ n00b... I also noticed that the scrolling on the APPS menu is MUCH slower than on the 83+/84+. 2 solutions: Since the 84SE comes with a ton of apps, erase the ones you'll never use. Download OMNICALC from Detached Soultions and activate the Fast App Menu option. It's LIGHTNING...

Although, for some odd reason, the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition doesn't run TI-BASIC files as well as the TI-84 Plus. (I have an 84P)

Can someone name off some experiences with BPTB? I'm thinking about implementing it into TRADE (my TUI - Text Replaces All Display Easily)

I feel like an idiot. To group 800 the old program took 32 hours. See how mine's better? New: 3 hours Old: 32 hours Newest: 80 seconds (thats roughly 1500x faster than the old, and 135x faster than the 'new' NEW SOURCE: (It's also got a smaler file size! I feel sooo accomplished!) Input A {0}> L GRO...

Z!re wrote:NAME is a registered keyword.

Yeah, that is a bitch sometimes. You want to use a name that's easy to remember, but then QB has it reserved. Go figure.

Cons: I dont know how to use them. Pros: There is an entry in the help file. How useful. No, really, I'm not being sarcastic, I'm sure this is exactly the kind of reply Patz was looking for, keep up the amazing work! I would have NEVER guessed to look in the online help. BRILLIANT!!! Z!re, how exac...

Is there a way to make pointer variables in QBASIC? That would be handy for a GUI...

Also, can someone give me a quick overview of the pro's and con's of PEEK and POKE?

Gracias.

Guest wrote:You mean Virtual Machine all way round...

I didn't know AMDs ran on x86. I assumed that because Unix distorbutions have AMD ports and IA-32 ports the architectures are completely different.

It emulates a 286 CPU...

P.S. DOSBox is not an Emulator unless you're running on AMD processors. It is a Virtual Machine if you're using an Intel processor. Huh? DOSBox is a DOS-emulator ... DOSBox also emulates CPU:286/386 ... DOSBox is an emulator, regardless of who made your CPU. An emulator is only an emulator if it is...