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Ok everybody read nowSai on Dec 9
 * Hmmmmmm..... A string test? Hope it does not break! on Dec 9
  lol...thanksSai on Dec 10
Comments welcome about what to do with the Proud Of Forum...Pete on Dec 9
 I think it's better the way you have it now... on Dec 9
 if you ask me...Ben on Dec 9
 * Keep in mind that Pete only has a few options available there! on Dec 9
  Yes, pretty limited... What I wish we had... on Dec 9
   * QBguy just showed me a way to do it there on Dec 9
 IMPORTANT ADDITION to the Proud of Forum - Added an HTML Index Feature...Pete on Dec 10
  * Hey Mikey! I like it! on Dec 10
  *That's the best one -- no clicking pages to find a name :-) on Dec 10
  Need more help...Sai on Dec 8
   Just found another errorSai on Dec 8
    * Try MID$(text$, start%, numberof places%) on Dec 8
     I know but...Sai on Dec 8
      You can't use just one number for months unless you use Hexadecimal ones! on Dec 8
       never noticed that, so thanksSai on Dec 8
        yea...nvmSai on Dec 8
         * Take your time and play around with MID$ a bit. You'll get it! on Dec 8
          I will, but i just revamed my program as wellSai on Dec 8
           * If the plate string length never changes, find that Y position too. on Dec 8
           * It should be "licence" or "license"Spelling Police on Dec 8
            YaySai on Dec 9
             * I'd love to see it if you'd like to post it here.Pete on Dec 9
              * Me too Mr. "U12-08-2008-India". I bet UR12..........:-P on Dec 9
               Here, butSai on Dec 9
                Sure use a string array if you can. on Dec 9
                 thanksSai on Dec 9
                  One more observation! on Dec 9
                Great job! Here it is a bit more optimized. Also, LET can be completely removed... on Dec 9
       Hexadecimal months? Bonus points? on Dec 8
   IF month = 1 could it also be 10, 11, or 12 on Dec 8
   What in the 9th Circle of Hell is going on here!!??Pete on Dec 8
    Now wasn't THAT Special! SATAN.......... on Dec 8
     * Sure, sometimes when you mess with the devil, you get the horns.B. L. ZeeBOB on Dec 8
      One problem! He never said he could determine his own plate number......... on Dec 8
    More driver's license issues for Sai.Moneo on Dec 9
     well...Sai on Dec 9
      Re: well...Moneo on Dec 10
       Let's just be glad it's over... on Dec 10
        * I can't wait! Success we made........somehow on Dec 11
   Re: Need more help...Ben on Dec 8
    Don't worry about it, Ben...Pete on Dec 8
     studentsBen on Dec 8
     I find it annoying when people post the entire assignment! on Dec 8
      You were going the other wayBen on Dec 8
       * You don't work for me either smarty! on Dec 8
        * What?Ben on Dec 8
         That was updated after Bob found a problem.............. on Dec 8
          Road sign: Caution Slow Computers at Work...Pete on Dec 9
           *Since we already hijacked Sai's post, get rid of that fancy apostrophy dammit! on Dec 10
          I use emulatorBen on Dec 9
           What exactly is your problem? on Dec 9
            Re: POINTBen on Dec 9
             * Not bad! The unused attributes are not always set to 0. on Dec 9
              Doesn't matter!Ben on Dec 9
               OK, I see what you did. I saw that IF non-zero statement is all. on Dec 9
                Bytes! not nibblesBen on Dec 9
                 Sure have a ball. But the FourBit SUB means 4 bits. on Dec 9
                 *If I were writing it today, I'd use a user-defined TYPE for the header info, too ;-) on Dec 11
                  * Is it not a waste of memory if you only NEED a few bytes of data?Ben on Dec 11
                   * Your blahh variable holds half the unused values anyway on Dec 11
                    * yes, but I could just have a few variables and GET them by passing a offset to the GETBen on Dec 11
                     You are only talking about 54 bytes which is hardly critical. on Dec 11
                   Good point... on Dec 11
             Did you do this on purpose? on Dec 9
              haha it was a typo I meant to type "bi" but forgot the "b" and had to set it 1 bBen on Dec 10
               Why not add the b instead of editing the number? Obfuscation perhaps? on Dec 10
                It was just an exampleBen on Dec 11
           As to the BMP loading parts, you can blame Bob, LOL on Dec 9
      ok budSai on Dec 9
       *Well, my name sure isn't Clippy either, but ya never know, lol. on Dec 9
      and...Sai on Dec 9
       * No problem. I'm lazy too.......... on Dec 9
* What else could go wrong today... Oh yeah, MystikShadows could show up!Pete on Dec 8
 Well today is a good day to die. ;)..... on Dec 8
  * Amazing, I just did some bit packing last week! on Dec 8
  *Hey, Myst! Where are you moving to? Anywhere in France would be great - wine country? on Dec 9
   LOL at in France, Bob, Myst was your next igloo neighbor! on Dec 9
    *It's a small (large?) world -- I always thought he lived in France - c'est la vie. on Dec 9
   * Bob stay off the wine and coffee. They don't work well together! on Dec 9
    *I'm half Irish, so I'm used to booze with my coffee ;-) on Dec 9
     * Half of my family hails from the island of Witland. You do the math. :)Pete on Dec 9
Program that helps play clue (URL) on Dec 7
 Program to help you soil your shorts...URLAnita Clue on Dec 8
  That program is not written in QBASIC. You didn't even give source code.qbguy on Dec 8
   I've got your Vista source code right here...Steve M. Balmer on Dec 8
    * I did not know there were flushes in Clue............. on Dec 8
  Mild edit on Dec 9
   Very interested to find out why text screens won't function...Pete on Dec 9
    I did see this post on Dec 12
     Ah, I missed a couple of things. Here, maybe this will help...Pete on Dec 12
Tim just posted a new spin on his Tetirs game. Very cool, worth checking out. URL*Pete on Dec 7
 * What about Debian man? on Dec 7
  Here's your Debian information (* URL)qbguy on Dec 7
Reading a file inot an Array on Dec 7
 INPUT #1, N is code to read a numerical variable from a file...Pete on Dec 7
  Follow up on Dec 7
   Re: Follow upPete on Dec 7
    Re: Follow upEd Trafford on Dec 7
     That can still be done without arrays...Pete on Dec 7
     Use a while loop, not a for loopqbguy on Dec 7
For a drawing assignmentRubyNL on Dec 7
 *That's great! Very smooth motion ;-) on Dec 7
 That is an amazing program!Ben on Dec 7
  * I ran it for 20-minutes. Now I don't have to use my treadmill anymore, yea!Pete on Dec 7
  Thank you :)RubyNL on Dec 8
   It was a little flickeryBen on Dec 8
    Of course I dont mind :).RubyNL on Dec 9
 Hi Ruby, nice to see ya again! on Dec 8
  Really? To me it is accesible...RubyNL on Dec 8
  *I might upload this prog, BTW! Thanks for mentioning my site (I forgot about it :P)RubyNL on Dec 8
I like to make something like this once in a while on Dec 7
 *Very interesting to watch -- at one point, it looked so cozy, I almost took a nap on it! on Dec 7
 NiceBen on Dec 7
  *I don't see an "X", but I do see a pink moiré pattern! on Dec 7
 My computer won't run this program, nor the one above it about the running robot.Solitaire on Dec 7
  Are you using Windows Vista?qbguy on Dec 7
   * No. It's Windows XP.Solitaire on Dec 7
    Do other graphics programs work?qbguy on Dec 7
     It doesn't work either.Solitaire on Dec 7
      Try any graphics. Here is a fix batch file that may help. on Dec 7
       Thanks for trying, Clippy, but it still doesn't work.Solitaire on Dec 7
        *Have you tried DOSBOX? In terms of compatibility, it's wonderful. on Dec 8
QBasic crashes on Dec 7
 Not valid QBASIC code --> C A$(), B$()Galleon on Dec 7
  QBasic expression evaluation order on Dec 7
   QB 7.1 documents thatqbguy on Dec 7
    Fortran Codeqbguy on Dec 7
     * Never mind. The Fortran specification says the evaluation order is undefined here.qbguy on Dec 7
      * Nobody asked about Fortran anyway! on Dec 7
     * Hey, how about an example in FORTRAN?Nobody on Dec 7
      * You cannot post a question AFTER it has been not been asked! on Dec 7
      OKqbguy on Dec 7
I-Man... Al-got-rhythm...Pete on Dec 6
 * It's Algorithm silly! Even a paperclip knows that! on Dec 6
 Little Bobby Tables we call him on Dec 7
Ok, here is a question about SCREEN modes on Dec 6
 You can use interruptsqbguy on Dec 6
  Too bad Galleon has not got that far yet on Dec 6
 Ctrl + Break: If you're lucky, the screen mode will be displayed where the breakpoint is!Pete on Dec 6
  Yeah, I was considering small PUT areas, but 0 cannot use it. on Dec 6
   One I wrote using Pete's suggestionqbguy on Dec 6
    No workie for me. I get either SCREEN 0 for SCREEN 0 or SCREEN 13 for all other screens.Pete on Dec 6
     Changing lines 2-4 to use COLOR fixed itqbguy on Dec 6
   Use the IQ test to see if you're in SCREEN 0. (People with IQs > 150 use SCREEN 0.)Pete on Dec 6
    I wonder what would happen if I PEEK'd your IQ? on Dec 6
   The QB64 2d graphics prototypeqbguy on Dec 7
Let's all play America's newest game show... Are You Smarter than an Admin!Pete on Dec 6
 *(Looks into camera) I am not smarter than an Admin! (or a 5th grader, for that matter). on Dec 6
  * Even a 2nd Grader can look at the screen FGS! on Dec 6
   *You have this post confused with that other game show: Are You Smarter than a Paper Clip!Pete on Dec 6
    * Even a paperclip can look at the screen and laugh! on Dec 6
 *INPUT "Are you running fullscreen"; fs$ on Dec 6
  * I may be a paperclip, but you need INPUT "Is the program fullscreen? (Y/N) ", fs$ on Dec 6
   Hey, cut him some slack, he's only using 1/2 his mind...Pete on Dec 6
    * I already noticed that problem ......but you are using none of yours. on Dec 6
 Cheatingqbguy on Dec 6
  * Thank goodness it wasn't a Linux answer....... on Dec 6
   * It wasn't, but if you give him minute, I'm sure he can port it there for you.Pete on Dec 6
   What, you want me to make a program for FreeBASIC on Linux that sets SCREEN 0 fullscreen?qbguy on Dec 6
 Ideaqbguy on Dec 6
  Here's why...Pete on Dec 6
 QB64 and changing the generated source.qbguy on Dec 6
  Program to automatically modify the file and recompileqbguy on Dec 6
   That's a pretty cool. But did you a know...E. Ficcinnci on Dec 7
    Question about CLOSEBen on Dec 8
     Re: Question about CLOSEPete on Dec 8
      Thanks for the clarificationBen on Dec 8
       * Because loops can be nested and each must be initiated and terminated.Pete on Dec 8
        Next does not terminate anything! on Dec 8
 This will tell you the screen dimensions on Dec 6
  * This should be in the other thread. This thread is about detecting full screen.Thread Police on Dec 6
   * If it is 40 WIDE in screen 0, you wanted a window! on Dec 6
steps to make library on Dec 5
 What sort of library? on Dec 6
New Floodfill Program on Dec 5
 *P.S. I have half a mind to write an efficient VGA implementation of MQueueFill on Dec 6
  * What does the other half think? on Dec 6
   *That I don't have the time nor would I do the best job on Dec 7
    I only operate on 1/2 a brain...M. B. Cell on Dec 8
 goods porn on Dec 16
 video online. on Jan 5
 interesting video online. on Jan 6

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