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- H#: 66598 S12/SPECTRA Publishing
- 20-Sep-90 07:27:08
- Sb: #66015-#PowerBASIC #2.1 Upgrade
- Fm: Bill Evans 70160,436
- To: Bob Zale: PowerBASIC R&D 76304,1303 (X)
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- I would like to be the first on my block with PowerBASIC #2.10! Please place
- my order with the same info I used for ordering 2.00b. Do you want me to send
- you the S/N in a private message?
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- Bill
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- H#: 66599 S12/SPECTRA Publishing
- 20-Sep-90 07:34:10
- Sb: #66598-PowerBASIC #2.1 Upgrade
- Fm: Bob Zale: PowerBASIC R&D 76304,1303
- To: Bill Evans 70160,436
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- Thanks Bill -- I no longer have the information from your previous order here
- (I don't usually work at Spectra's office); so would you mind sending an email
- message to Tim (Tech support manager)? Just send him your address, serial
- number, and credit card info to: 71530,2640 --or-- you can call at
- 408-730-9291. Thanks very much!
- Bob Zale (PowerBASIC R&D)
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- H#: 66525 S12/SPECTRA Publishing
- 1*/Cl{{p-90 19:56:31
- Sb: #66378-Will this work?
- Fm: John Watts 73760,751
- To: Barry Erick for Spectra 75300,214 (X)
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- Barry,
- I guess my brain has turned into a mixture of peanut butter and
- mayonase. DOS doesn't care where the program is pointing for data as long as
- DS:DX is satisfied.
- Sorry 'bout that
- John
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- H#: 66504 S12/SPECTRA Publishing
- 19-Sep-90 16:47:16
- Sb: #66464-#restore
- Fm: George Green 70565,276
- To: Bob Zale: PowerBASIC R&D 76304,1303 (X)
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- Bob...
- Glad to hear you fixed "unit restore" in the new version. One question. Does
- RESTORE in a unit point to labels globally or just in the unit, or does
- something need to be declared?
- -George
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- H#: 66508 S12/SPECTRA Publishing
- 19-Sep-90 17:29:53
- Sb: #66504-restore
- Fm: Bob Zale: PowerBASIC R&D 76304,1303
- To: George Green 70565,276 (X)
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- DATA statements are always global. If no RESTORE is executed, any READ in the
- program starts reading at the very first data item anywhere it may be found.
- RESTORE forces reads from the specified label/line number, since they cannot be
- global (public), RESTORE (with an argument) forces the next READ to be from
- data within that unit.
- Bob
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- H#: 66482 S12/SPECTRA Publishing
- 19-Sep-90 15:03:29
- Sb: #RATS
- Fm: AL MUSELLA 76114,637
- To: John Watts 73760,751 (X)
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- John,
- You did a good job of demonstrating the mouse functions. Since you asked: If
- you have some free time - try do the following with Rats:
- 1. Instead of scroll up/down with arrow keys or mouse button -
- use a scroll bar a la Windows.
- 2. Instead of hit any key to continue -> hit a button or key.
- 3. Experiment with INT 33h, Function 09h - set graphics cursor
- shape. Perhaps even convert RATS into a graphics cursor
- shape development tool. (I haven't yet seen a utility
- to create different cursor shapes.)
- Al
- BTW - let me know what you think of MAKE.ZIP and/or ZIP.ZIP.
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- H#: 66526 S12/SPECTRA Publishing
- 19-Sep-90 19:56:41
- Sb: #66482-RATS
- Fm: John Watts 73760,751
- To: AL MUSELLA 76114,637
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- Thanks Al,
- I wrote RATS.BAS with the intention of submitting it to a computer
- magazine showing the power of TB. Then PB was announced and I no longer wanted
- to promote a second class program. Now the publisher says he has a back log of
- program/articles to publish and isn't taking any more.
- The reason there is no scroll bar, was to show that it isn't need with a
- three button mouse.( I HOPE MS IS READING THIS ) Major program/programers were
- writing for the MS mouse and disregarding the three button models. I could say
- more about this, but not here. If I put the scroll bar on the right hand side
- of the screen, how do I still allow 80 characters for building the screen? Or
- should I cut it to 79?
- Press any key-- I was going to change that. Sorry.
- Function 09h, I've played around with it. I usually use the default arrow.
- But your suggestion of a utility is a FANTASTIC idea. How about this. A blank
- window, where you can use the mouse to draw a magnified pointer, and at the
- same time display the actual size pointer in a small window in the top left
- corner of the screen. When it looks like you want it to, save it to a file that
- you can $INCLUDE.
- Would that do it
- John
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- H#: 66483 S12/SPECTRA Publishing
- 19-Sep-90 15:04:01
- Sb: APLIB.ZIP
- Fm: AL MUSELLA 76114,637
- To: Howard Ballinger 71121,776
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- Howard,
- I uploaded your aplib right before you updated it. What changes did you
- make?
- You did an excellent job of putting together the most frequently used
- routines. I have been using a similiar telephone number entry routine, but
- with mine: the default area code is also displayed, but if you enter more than
- 7 digits, everything is shifted left 3 digits - so that it automatically
- replaces the area code. On yours, you have to manually erase the area code
- first.
- Also, in the rotate-a-date routine, why must you hit the space bar before
- entering a date. Just use any digits as a signal that you want to enter the
- whole date.
- One last comment: Your Zip file was a good example of the need for my MAKE
- utility. By entering: MAKE HBDEMO, all of the .pbu files
- are created automatically, instead of manually compiling each individual one.
- Keep up the good work,
- Al
- BTW, I "borrowed" your Julian date routines for my Make Utility!
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- H#: 66521 S12/SPECTRA Publishing
- 19-Sep-90 19:26:18
- Sb: #wildcards for pbc
- Fm: Mike Burns 71551,1353
- To: Bob Zale 76304,1303 (X)
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- Bob,
- Another suggestion: allow wildcards for PBC.exe
-
- PBC *.bas /...
-
- Thanks ... Mike
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- H#: 66576 S12/SPECTRA Publishing
- 20-Sep-90 05:15:59
- Sb: #66521-#wildcards for pbc
- Fm: Barry Erick for Spectra 75300,214
- To: Mike Burns 71551,1353 (X)
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- Althought, right now, MAKE.ZIP in the library will compile everything needed
- and I also use a batch that will take a wildcard and as long as a file is
- found, keeps going. I do have something in there that does another check that
- can't be shared, and without that one item, the batch does not preform
- satistactory. However the MAKE.ZIP is great. I hope Bob makes Make, a compile
- option internally. And a Build.
- --- Barry
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- H#: 66582 S12/SPECTRA Publishing
- 20-Sep-90 05:57:11
- Sb: #66576-wildcards for pbc
- Fm: Mike Burns 71551,1353
- To: Barry Erick for Spectra 75300,214
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- Barry,
- Will MAKE compile multiple .bas files to .exes with one line?
- I haven't looked at MAKE but if it will compile multiple
- pgms, I will have to. I am having to compile a 30+ module
- system and just thought it would be nice to have wildcard
- in pbc.
- On a different subject, I don't think the docs have an
- example .cfg file or very good instructions on how to build
- one. Or maybe I just can't find it it the manual. Could you
- post an example file?
- Thanks -- Mike
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- H#: 66522 S12/SPECTRA Publishing
- 19-Sep-90 19:33:52
- Sb: #Hang up
- Fm: John Gessner 71131,3256
- To: [F] Bob Zale 76304,1303 (X)
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- I have a situation that is hanging my computer in edit-run mode. I have a for
- next loop with an "If a < -6 Then Exit For". As it turns out a is figured by a
- call to a formula that includes b. b at some point exceeds bounds by a long
- shot. At this point my computer hangs unless I am stepping through ... then I
- get values of ???? for both a and b and I can keep stepping through. At no
- time do I get a bounds error. By the way I'm rinning a 10MHz nec 88 with an
- 8087-1 (I think, or whatever 8087 is compatible) on a supped up old IBM
- compatible. While I can see things are getting out of hand I would expect (or
- like) the compiler to catch the error before it causes any trouble. Is this
- the norm or am I doing something else wrong? Thanks
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- H#: 66601 S12/SPECTRA Publishing
- 20-Sep-90 07:43:02
- Sb: #66522-Hang up
- Fm: Bob Zale: PowerBASIC R&D 76304,1303
- To: John Gessner 71131,3256
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- It's a little difficult to visualize what's happening here, John. Based upon
- your description, if B is used as an array subscript (and BOUNDS checking is
- enabled), the error should be caught. Unless an ON ERROR and a RESUME is being
- executed. It's just a little hard to say without seeing the actual code. Can
- you send me some actual example code that fails?
- Bob Zale (PowerBASIC R&D)
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