Response Title Author and Date Using QBASIC's indexing would be faster/"better"
Galleon
on Jul 23 it certainly would be faster mennonite on Jul 23 Random Files have no advantages over binary files except...
MystikShadows
on Jul 23 i've always assumed that if your project is large enough, you'll need binary anyway mennonite on Jul 23 Yes, as would I...but this is to say.....
MystikShadows
on Jul 23 naturally, i disagree mennonite on Jul 23 Here's another definition of random file.
MystikShadows
on Jul 23 Re: Here's another definition of random file. Anonymous on Jul 23 ahh, but ...
MystikShadows
on Jul 23 i wish you could show me how that's true mennonite on Jul 23 Elementary my dear menn ;) always wanted to say that.
MystikShadows
on Jul 23 * 30$ faster? I guess time really is money qbguy on Jul 23 LOL I thought that was a given ;). lol.
MystikShadows
on Jul 23 * More than two LOLs in one post = need to go in the Laughter Forum Forum Police on Jul 23 LOL My bad ;)....
MystikShadows
on Jul 23 Please move the post above to the appropriate forum at... Note to Pete on Jul 23 ROFLMAO....
MystikShadows
on Jul 23 * I hereby declare this thread as HIJACKED! Thanks folks
Clippy
on Jul 23 *yes, this has gone from how to write the op's program to how to write the op's program mennonite on Jul 24 Not sure what hijack means to you but I don't see it here.
MystikShadows
on Jul 24 * I don't wanna ride on a plane with me either :-D
Clippy
on Jul 24 it works...:)
Lisztfr
on Jul 23 Blank Lines are not records. 0 length versus 100
Clippy
on Jul 23 that certainly is a point in its favor mennonite on Jul 23 For this job, RANDOM may be overkill
Clippy
on Jul 23 well that's the thing, i think it usually is mennonite on Jul 23 * TYPE works better for me. Just show them that instead.
Clippy
on Jul 23 I'm creating an article on the FIELD statement....
MystikShadows
on Jul 23 *The program MONEY.BAS that came with QBasic uses FIELD (I have a copy if you want one).
TheBOB
on Jul 23 * IF it's the one that originally came with QBasic, I want it ;) please.
MystikShadows
on Jul 23 *Check your mail.
TheBOB
on Jul 23 *Bob, I don't have the Money.Bas either. Could you send it?
Clippy
on Jul 23 *On the way.
TheBOB
on Jul 23 While your at it. ADD a FAQ for file access modes too.
Clippy
on Jul 23 i didn't think the purpose of the forum was to write faq's all the time mennonite on Jul 24 *Your right! You DON'T think.........you twitter about nothing
Clippy
on Jul 24 Anyway, disk space is an issue
Lisztfr
on Jul 23 * I sure hope not! You won't be programming long if it is.
Clippy
on Jul 23 This is supposed to run on an vintage palmtop
Lisztfr
on Jul 23 use sequential then mennonite on Jul 23 * My QB folder is over 300 MB alone.
Clippy
on Jul 23 RE: RANDOM and file size
Galleon
on Jul 24 Ironically, I could have used RANDOM instead of BINARY for indexing in my previous example
Galleon
on Jul 24 Thanks i will try this
Lisztfr
on Jul 24 Size ok nice solution
Lisztfr
on Jul 24 Couldn't you have used simple Integer instead of & ?
Lisztfr
on Aug 5If you just use lnes of text data, you can use Sequencial files
Clippy
on Jul 23 *sequential is good. binary and sequential files could still be edited in notepad. mennonite on Jul 23 I remember trying to edit them LOL
Clippy
on Jul 23 i mean if you used sequential or binary to simulate random mennonite on Jul 23