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ROSEWOOD QUICKBASIC STUFF v 1 consists of two programs which can be
incorporated into programs written in QuickBasic 4.xx or QBasic which
is supplied with MS DOS 5 and 6. Libraries or commands such as
CALL INTERRUPT not used in QBasic are not needed with this code.
There are two distinct parts of the program:
The first is an input editor which will replace the commands "INPUT",
"LINE INPUT", etc. with an input routine written with INKEY$ as the input.
INKEY$ allows much nicer inputting, especially if you have several inputs
to process in succession. This editor can be set up to accept various types
of input and to block other types. This will greatly reduce the amount of
error checking which is associated with the usual input functions.
Some parts of this program may look ancient with its IF..ENDs and GOTOs.
However, I like to have the ability to cascade through the editor. See
how scan% = 8 becomes scan% = 83 in the backspace command area. The program
could be written using only DO..LOOP, SELECT CASE etc. but I doubt that it
would make the program work better. It would be prettier though.
The editor is very loosely based on a program from the magazine,
PC RESOURCES, October 1987, pg. 61
The second part of the code is a simple window program. Windows of any
size or colour, with or without a border, can be placed anywhere on the
screen with text justified left, centre and right, and then wiped off so
that the original screen below is restored. The speed in drawing and
erasing these windows is not as great as windows using registers and
CALL ABSOLUTE, but it is adequate for most purposes.
This code is written by: Bert Christensen
Rosewood Software
135-10 Livonia Place
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada M1E 4W6
(416) 284-6119, CompuServe 70461,2507
Internet bert.christensen@canrem.com
Copyright (c) 1993 by Bert Christensen
Anyone is granted full permission to use all or part of this program
without charge. However, if you should feel moved to send a donation,
it will not be refused.
Any comments would be appreciated.
To try the program, you can run the executable file ROSEQBAS.EXE.
The prgram code is in ROSEQBAS.BAS.