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*** QuickBasic Code Snippets ***
* Indicates the program will only run in QuickBasic 4.5 (not in QBasic
that comes with MS-DOS). These programs require that QuickBasic be
loaded with: QB /L QB.QLB
DEMOS:
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QSTAR.BAS - QBasic Demo! Great animation effects. Fast!
DOS:
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* CMOSSTAT.BAS - Gives information about what's in CMOS
* DISKSER.BAS - Returns the disk serial number
* DOW.BAS - Returns the Day of the Week and complete date
* DRVLST.BAS - Shows which drive letters are in use
* ENVIRON.BAS - Example how to manipulate the DOS environment strings
* EXITERLV.BAS - Allows you to exit the program with an errorlevel
* FDREADY.BAS - Check to see if the floppy drive is ready
* MICE.BAS - Returns mouse version and IRQ number
* MSWIND.ZIP - Allows you to cut & paste to Windows Clipboard from DOS
* REDIRCT.BAS - Checks to see if a program was redirected
Games:
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THEWOODS.BAS - A nice text adventure role playing game
Graphics:
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BRESNHAM.BAS - Bresenham circle and line algorithms
FINDRGB.BAS - Finds the R, G and B values of any given point
FLAME.BAS - A burning candle
* MODEX.BAS - Example of using ModeX graphics mode
SPRIT_EX.BAS - Animated Sprite Example - pretty much flicker-free
SPRMASK.BAS - Example how to create a masked sprite (ie. a circle
that is not inside of a square box).
File:
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* CURPATH.BAS - Gets the current path
DELDUPE.BAS - Deletes duplicate entries in an ASCII text file
* EXEPATH.BAS - Gets the current path and executing filename
* FILEXST.BAS - Checks to see if a file exists
* SCRLFILE.BAS - Select files from a scrolling text-mode list box
* TREE.BAS - Directory listing with date, time, bytes, etc.
Font:
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FIREPRN.BAS - Font on Fire!
FONTS.ZIP - Interesting fonts (edited version)
LED.BAS - LED Numbers and "audio bar"
* OFONT.BAS - Shadowed 3-D text in 320 x 200 x 256 mode
SHADETXT.BAS - Greyscale shaded text routine (320 x 200 x 256)
STEEL.BAS - Another shaded text routine (320 x 200 x 256)
TEXTMELT.BAS - Melting Text Effects (320 x 200 x 256)
Sound:
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* PLAYCD.BAS - Play an Audio CD in QuickBasic 4.5. Read source code
comments before using.
QUAZAR.BAS - Neat PC Speaker sound effect
WAVEBAS.BAS - Play a .WAV file
Telecom:
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QUIKTERM.BAS - An ANSI Terminal Program (no download/upload though)
Text:
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KISSED.BAS - A full text editor
PRINTF.BAS - Lets you print in color using one string
SCROLBOX.BAS - Scrolling text viewer
TXTLIGHT.BAS - "Searchlight" Text effect (like the one shown in the
ABC XPress Reader)
NOTICE:
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All programs are made available on an "AS IS" basis. The author
disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including but not
limited to the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any
purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or
consequential, which may result from the use of any of the source code
in this archive.
Microsoft, and all Microsoft products mentioned herein are copyright
and/or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. SoundBlaster and related
products are copyright and/or trademarks of Creative Labs. All other
products mentioned are copyright and/or trademarks of their respective
owners.