| Message Title | Author and Date |
| angros47 | Ben on Nov 20 |
| Calling Dr. Bombay, calling Dr. Bombay, emergency, come right away! | Samantha From Bewitched on Nov 20 |
| * Don't get it man! It won't even run our cannibus wallpaper man! |
on Nov 20 |
| * Install Linux over it | Anonymous on Nov 20 |
| PSP File copier xcopy errors |
on Nov 20 |
| I didn't test it, but upon inspection, I did see this problem... | Pete on Nov 20 |
| You should always check your batches before cooking them! |
on Nov 20 |
| Yes, I had to run out of the kitchen and up to the school... | Pete on Nov 20 |
| * Not a bad idea to print it before you run it though. |
on Nov 20 |
| * Thanks. Yeah, running bat files with FORMAT and /q, what could go wrong? | Pete on Nov 20 |
| How to do TSR in QBasic? | angros47 on Nov 19 |
| How complex are we talking about here? | Pete on Nov 19 |
| ehm... I need something a bit more complex | angros47 on Nov 19 |
| So you are interested in something like this? | Pete on Nov 19 |
| Why would anybody want a TSR? They use up resources. |
on Nov 19 |
| Well, apparently the OP does. | Pete on Nov 19 |
| * I already use that in all of my QB batch files. My PC fan goes on high speed anyhow. |
on Nov 19 |
| Re: Why would anybody want a TSR? They use up resources. | Laanan Fisher on Nov 19 |
| GIMI is interpreted | angros47 on Nov 19 |
| *you could use call absolute to multitask machine code in qbasic | Ben on Nov 19 |
| But how can I write the multitask code? And how can I load/unload it? | angros47 on Nov 19 |
| * Try the free Demo download first. I'd give it to you if I had a copy. |
on Nov 20 |
| Ethan Winer's PDQ Package |
on Nov 19 |
| *But can be downloaded? AFAIK, it's not available for free | angros47 on Nov 19 |
| * Tell Don to email it to you... |
on Nov 20 |
| *Isn't that illegal, since it's still sold? | angros47 on Nov 20 |
| * It was written in 89. Ethan is into music now, just like TheBob. |
on Nov 20 |
| * Only Ethan plays the pipes. :) | Pete on Nov 20 |
| Tell Ethan you are with the Smithsonian Museum, and you're asking for a donation... | Pete on Nov 20 |
| Hi Don, a bit off-topic question for you... | Pete on Nov 20 |
| Yes, It works In WindowsXP in MS-DOS window |
on Nov 20 |
| Well then kudos to Ethan, he has the only QB full screen capture utility I've seen... | Pete on Nov 20 |
| * In SCREEN 0? It can be done in other screen modes. |
on Nov 20 |
| --------------------------------------^^0^^ | Commissioner Gordon on Nov 19 |
| The COMMON SHARED statement is something of a Joker, Commissioner... |
on Nov 19 |
| Well... | Ronald Reagan on Nov 19 |
| *COMMON SHARED is the only QBasic command for sharing variables between CHAIN'd programs. |
on Nov 19 |
| *Of course, we've had good luck with the bat signal for passing information. |
on Nov 19 |
| Amen to that |
on Nov 19 |
| No! No! No! | Not Really Solitaire on Nov 19 |
| Are you saying RUN does not need that? |
on Nov 19 |
| OK, you two better quit yanking my CHAIN! | Pete on Nov 19 |
| * Only if you run the new QB Forum Galleon is planning. Did you ask yet? |
on Nov 19 |
| OMG - Now you two have me not answering questions. This is worse than the Swine Flu. | Pete on Nov 19 |
| *BTW, Pete. I've been meaning to ask -- what's the Federal Trade Commission thing about? |
on Nov 19 |
| * LOL! :-) |
on Nov 19 |
| Federal Trade Commision?... Oh, you mean: FINISH THE COMPILER! | Pete on Nov 19 |
| *Of course! (I should get out more). |
on Nov 19 |
| * Yeah Bob. Get out more and GOTO QB64... |
on Nov 19 |
| And take your time, get some dinner, take a world cruise, go grab a PhD or two... | Pete on Nov 19 |
| Re: And take your time, get some dinner, take a world cruise, go grab a PhD or two... | Laanan Fisher on Nov 19 |
| * It's only software? That "only" accounts for billions of dollars in GDP. | Pete on Nov 19 |
| I give up! What does "GDP" mean to you? |
on Nov 19 |
| * Gross Domestic Product | Pete on Nov 20 |
| * Last release was August 27. The day after Thanksgiving = 3 months |
on Nov 19 |
| * I feel like I'm stuck on freakin' Galleon's Island. And without Ginger or Mary Ann! | Not Really Lewis Black on Nov 20 |
| Did I hear someone mention Galleon's Island? I love that song! | Johnny Jingle on Nov 20 |
| * I'd rather just play Hudson's Adventure Island on an NES. [IMG] | RpgFan on Nov 20 |
| Pete can you edit the Huh? link next to the formatted text box? |
on Nov 18 |
| No, but I can put in a warning to uncheck it below the N54 code... | Pete on Nov 18 |
| * Yeah, but I always have to uncheck the box even when editing. |
on Nov 18 |
| Unless you can talk N54 into making the default unchecked... | Pete on Nov 18 |
| for next loops, HEEELP!! |
on Nov 18 |
| steps ? | Lisztfr on Nov 18 |
| *The String$(chars, count) function returns Mid$(chars, 1, 1) repeated `count` times | Laanan Fisher on Nov 18 |
| Woops, that should be String$(count,chars).. always forget the order | Laanan Fisher on Nov 18 |
| by far the most amazing code | Lisztfr on Nov 18 |
| * You don't need to space patty and cake. |
on Nov 18 |
| LOL - Lisztfr found one of my old posts in the archives... | Pete on Nov 18 |
| You don't need a STEP -- You need to use nested FOR loops. | Solitaire on Nov 18 |
| for...next loops |
on Nov 18 |
| Explanation of STEP | RpgFan on Nov 18 |
| reply to explaination of step |
on Nov 18 |
| Code with nested FOR loops: | Solitaire on Nov 18 |
| Need Only 4 Lines Of Code |
on Nov 18 |
| Three lines actually... | RpgFan on Nov 18 |
| * STRING$ can also use an ASCII code to print X. (88) |
on Nov 18 |
| Need only 4 lines of code |
on Nov 18 |
| Variable names are up to the programmer. |
on Nov 18 |
| Thanks everybody |
on Nov 18 |
| Update on BR tag issue. Resolved??? | Pete on Nov 18 |
| Test results without unchecking formatted text box... | Pete on Nov 18 |
| Testing, testing -- ONE, TWO (yikes!)... one, two... |
on Nov 18 |
| testing, 1, 2... |
on Nov 18 |
| Question... |
on Nov 18 |
| *Nevermind -- just got it. It's the pointy bracket that causes all the fuss. |
on Nov 18 |
| Hmmmmm |
on Nov 18 |
| Success! |
on Nov 18 |
| Logged off |
on Nov 18 |
| Logged on without WYSIWG and MAP beta options in account. |
on Nov 18 |
| NO workie either! But now I can use Photobucket. |
on Nov 18 |
| *Whenever God closes a door, he opens a window ;-) |
on Nov 18 |
| * So what? That's his fault for creating beans. :) | Pete on Nov 18 |
| *nice picture | Ben on Nov 18 |
| Thanks, I used it in my Q-basics Demo, with the control pins purple. |
on Nov 18 |
| Probably just to tick me off! :-) | Pete on Nov 18 |
| * Yep, that's one thing that causes it. I won't even correct my HTML typo. | Pete on Nov 18 |
| * It also took off the < in <> in my code. Gonna try another option at N54. |
on Nov 18 |
| Without formatted text box checked. |
on Nov 18 |
| Re: Probably just to tick me off! :-) | Laanan Fisher on Nov 18 |
| Hmm... | Laanan Fisher on Nov 18 |
| *Nope, no go. | Laanan Fisher on Nov 18 |
| How to convert binary to decimal? | Ben on Nov 17 |
| What I use.... |
on Nov 17 |
| Re: How to convert binary to decimal? | Laanan Fisher on Nov 17 |
| Re: How to convert binary to decimal? | Laanan Fisher on Nov 17 |
| * Sorry he already figured the answer. Exponents of 2. It is NOT rocket scence! |
on Nov 18 |
| *Good to hear the problem was solved, even if the description was a little vague. | Laanan Fisher on Nov 18 |
| You misunderstood Clippy | Ben on Nov 18 |
| Binary arithmetic? | RpgFan on Nov 18 |
| Great stuff | Ben on Nov 18 |
| Top Ten List of What George Jetson might say in the 22nd century... | David Coderman on Nov 17 |
| Parse command line ? | Lisztfr on Nov 17 |
| * Use any string CMD parameter you like and interpret it in a program. |
on Nov 17 |
| Use the QB program |
on Nov 17 |
| are you the same pete... |
on Nov 17 |
| NO! Gosh no, our Pete is crazy! |
on Nov 17 |
| *That's some other Pete. I'm the better looking and more charming one... yeah, right.! | Pete on Nov 17 |
| I dunno about looks, but I guarantee that he does not rust. |
on Nov 17 |
| On...GoTo |
on Nov 15 |
| In other words, you would like the QB64 guy to... FINISH THE COMPILER! | Pete on Nov 15 |
| Galleon is not laughing... |
on Nov 15 |
| FTC |
on Nov 16 |
| Land Survey by Stadia Methods |
on Nov 16 |
| I would rewrite most of it |
on Nov 16 |
| You are welcome to rewrite most of it! |
on Nov 16 |
| * Oh geeze, Pete will be up all night! |
on Nov 16 |
| That little thing? I crap code bigger than that! | Pete on Nov 16 |
| Not homework... |
on Nov 16 |
| That I was kidding about... | Pete on Nov 16 |
| OK, I finished all the needed code changes, probably 150 lines or so. |
on Nov 16 |
| Thanks for your time in this |
on Nov 16 |
| There is no line 828... | Pete on Nov 16 |
| * Don't tell me that you actually counted them? |
on Nov 16 |
| Re: * Don't tell me that you actually counted them? | Laanan Fisher on Nov 16 |
| I sure did... | Pete on Nov 16 |
| I much appreciate the help |
on Nov 17 |
| * Don't forget to update the Copyright date! |
on Nov 17 |
| REMLINE came with DOS 5 and up. It was part of QBasic 1.0 and 1.1 I think.... | Pete on Nov 17 |
| REMLINE -- Here is the code: | Solitaire on Nov 17 |
| * That's a lot of toilet paper! No wonder Windows 7 gave you an overflow....geesh. |
on Nov 16 |
| exe files and stuff | Ben on Nov 14 |
| Yes |
on Nov 14 |
| That's a pretty nice program. | Ben on Nov 16 |
| It is not my code. I found it online. |
on Nov 16 |
| Yeah | Ben on Nov 16 |
| * I don't understand the DOS 3 either as Interrupt would not work either, lol. |
on Nov 16 |
| Re: That's a pretty nice program. | Laanan Fisher on Nov 16 |
| * I have HelpPC which is nice | Ben on Nov 16 |
| I say go fudge it! | Martha Stewart.... on Nov 15 |
| *Why isn't it as reliable | Ben on Nov 17 |
| * Because that value is not even listed on my XP, even using a BAT file. |
on Nov 17 |
| It don't work for me either | Ben on Nov 17 |
| * Resistance varies with the LED's used, but a ground should be from 500 to 1K. |
on Nov 17 |
| * Haven't you heard? Resistance is futile. | Seven of 9 on Nov 17 |
| Another link to Ralf's list........ |
on Nov 16 |
| Time to merge forums? | Pete on Nov 14 |
| Time to leave N54? |
on Nov 14 |
| I've been weighing that, option, too.... | Pete on Nov 14 |
| Not sure I can contribute much to this discussion... |
on Nov 14 |
| Re: Not sure I can contribute much to this discussion... | Pete on Nov 14 |
| * Still no responce from N54. I sent them Bob's code to test. |
on Nov 14 |
| *Aha! Thanks, Pete. |
on Nov 14 |
| * So which type of foum is this smarty pants? |
on Nov 14 |
| * Why it's an auto <BR> tagantor 2000 beta edition with sprinkles. | Pete on Nov 14 |
| *Before I tried that link, I wouldn't have known what the hell you were talking about. |
on Nov 14 |
| * Well dats what I'm here for Lucy, to esplain it to you. | Wiki Wetardo on Nov 14 |
| * You meant Wiki Retardo didn't you? |
on Nov 14 |