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- 'Total Control Systems QuickBasic 4.5
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- ' Program : MAXWID.BAS
- ' Written by : Tim Beck
- ' Written On : 10-01-90
- ' Function : GET MAX WIDTH OF ITEMS IN AN ARRAY
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- ' Tim Beck Tim Beck (C/O Debbie Beck)
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- DECLARE SUB MAXWID (M.Item%, msg$(), max.wid%)
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- ' Returns the Max Width of the Items in array msg$()
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- ' M.Item% = Maximun Number of Items in msg$()
- ' msg$() = Array of Items
- ' max.wid% = Maximum width of all items
- '
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- REM $INCLUDE: 'STDCOM.INC'
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- TIMER OFF 'Enables Event Trapping
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- ' ON ERROR GOTO ErrorTrap
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- ErrorTrap:
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- ' RESUME
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- SUB MAXWID (M.Item%, msg$(), max.wid%) STATIC
- max.wid% = 0
- FOR M% = 0 TO M.Item%
- Wid% = LEN(msg$(M%))
- IF Wid% > max.wid% THEN
- max.wid% = Wid%
- END IF
- NEXT M%
- END SUB
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