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LISTING TWO
' ╔═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
' ║ Background task algorithm: ║
' ║ ║
' ║ Entry: ║
' ║ Using a histogram, display the array ║
' ║ ║
' ║ If a key has been pressed, ║
' ║ Process key press using line input routine ║
' ║ ║
' ║ Return to Foreground task ║
' ║ ║
' ╚═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
'--- Constants
CONST FALSE = 0, TRUE = NOT FALSE
CONST MaxInt = 32767
CONST ArrayLow = 0, ArrayHigh = 9
CONST BarChar$ = "▄"' character code 220
'--- The default data type will be integers
DEFINT A-Z
'$DYNAMIC
'--- Procedures and Function declarations
DECLARE FUNCTION ScreenLoc (i AS INTEGER)
DECLARE SUB CheckForOverflow ()
DECLARE SUB ProcessKey (InputLine AS STRING, Ready AS INTEGER)
DECLARE SUB UpdateScreen ()
DECLARE FUNCTION RandomNumber ()
COMMON SHARED Array() AS INTEGER
COMMON SHARED Quit
COMMON SHARED ScreenConst
REM $STATIC
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'
'
SUB BackgroundTask
' This is the background task.
'--- update the screen
UpdateScreen
'--- check input to see if we need to change
'--- the screen scale or quit the program
ProcessKey InputLine$, Ready
IF Ready THEN
IF INT(VAL(InputLine$)) = 0 THEN
Quit = LEFT$(LCASE$(InputLine$), 1) = "q"
ELSE
ScreenConst = VAL(InputLine$)
END IF
END IF
'--- see if the bar is about to run off the
'--- right side of the screen
CheckForOverflow
END SUB' BackgroundTask
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'
'
SUB CheckForOverflow
' Checks for screen overflow on the right side of
' the screen. Overflow is where the bar chart
' reaches the 70th column. NOTE: This procedure
' affects the variable "Quit"
FOR i = ArrayLow TO ArrayHigh
Quit = Quit OR (ScreenLoc(i) > 70)
NEXT i
END SUB' CheckForOverflow
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'
'
SUB ProcessKey (InputLine AS STRING, Ready AS INTEGER) STATIC
' Processes any keyboard inputs; simulates the
' LINE INPUT function. NOTE: The only control key
' it processes is [Enter].
' STATIC definition is required to maintain the
' values of the variables in this procedure.
'--- must save cursor position to prevent side
' effects of the dual tasks from messing up
' the display
OldX = POS(0)
OldY = CSRLIN
'--- see if a key is ready
InputChar$ = INKEY$
'--- if not, toggle cursor
IF InputChar$ = "" THEN
CursorOn = NOT CursorOn
LOCATE 6, 53 + LEN(TempInput$)
IF CursorOn THEN
PRINT "_";
ELSE
PRINT " ";
END IF
'--- otherwise, process the key
ELSE
DO
IF ASC(InputChar$) = 13 THEN
InputLine = TempInput$
Ready = TRUE
TempInput$ = ""
LOCATE 6, 53
PRINT SPACE$(LEN(InputLine) + 1);
ELSE
LOCATE 6, 53 + LEN(TempInput$)
PRINT InputChar$
Ready = FALSE
TempInput$ = TempInput$ + InputChar$
END IF
InputChar$ = INKEY$
LOOP UNTIL InputChar$ = ""
'--- print the character and move the cursor
LOCATE 6, 53 + LEN(TempInput$)
PRINT InputChar$; "_";
END IF
'--- restore old cursor position
LOCATE OldY, OldX
END SUB' ProcessKey
DEFSNG A-Z
DEFINT A-Z
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'
FUNCTION ScreenLoc (i AS INTEGER)
ScreenLoc = Array(i) / MaxInt * 80 * ScreenConst
END FUNCTION' ScreenLoc
'$Page
'
'
SUB UpdateScreen
'--- must save cursor position to prevent side
' effects of the dual tasks from messing up
' the display
OldX = POS(0)
OldY = CSRLIN
LOCATE 6, 15
PRINT ScreenConst
'--- make a bar for each element in the array
FOR i = ArrayLow TO ArrayHigh
LOCATE 10 + i, 5
PRINT STRING$(ScreenLoc(i), BarChar$); Array(i)
NEXT i
'--- restore old cursor position
LOCATE OldY, OldX
END SUB' UpdateScreen