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1989-08-31
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' DIARY.BAS
' This program maintains a computer diary in a sequential file
' named DIARY.TXT.
CLS
OPEN "DIARY.TXT" FOR APPEND AS #1 ' open file in append mode
PRINT "Enter your secret thoughts for today; type END to quit."
PRINT
PRINT #1, TIME$; " "; DATE$ ' write time and date to file
PRINT #1, ' write blank line to file
DO WHILE (UCASE$(line$) <> "END") ' until user types "END",
LINE INPUT line$ ' get lines of text
IF (line$ <> "END") THEN PRINT #1, line$
LOOP ' and write them to the file
PRINT #1, ' write blank line to file
CLOSE #1 ' close file
PRINT ' find out if user wants a printout
INPUT "Would you like to print out your entire diary (Y,N)? ", reply$
IF (UCASE$(reply$) = "Y") THEN ' if yes,
OPEN "DIARY.TXT" FOR INPUT AS #1 ' open file for input
LPRINT STRING$(33, "-"); ' print a header at top of page
LPRINT " My Diary ";
LPRINT STRING$(33, "-")
LPRINT ' and a blank line
DO WHILE (NOT EOF(1)) ' until end of file is reached,
LINE INPUT #1, line$ ' read lines from file
LPRINT line$ ' and send them to printer
LOOP
CLOSE #1 ' close file
LPRINT CHR$(12) ' send formfeed character
PRINT ' display message indicating diary
PRINT "Diary sent to printer" ' contents have been sent to
END IF ' printer