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| Begginer q basic program | 1/25/2007 | Don Schullian |
Q: Sir, Below is a basic program where you have to input numbers and the program tells you whether its ...
A: Well, the programming isn't the difficult part of your question. It's the geometry that's got me ...
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| quickbasic commands | 1/8/2007 | Alex Barry |
Q: I was just looking for quickbasic commands.Can you give me some quickbasic commands with their ...
A: That's a very general question that I just can't answer, but I can give you a few places to start. ...
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| Quickbasic | 1/6/2007 | Don Schullian |
Q: I formerly operated Windows 98SE and had no trouble in using Quickbasic from floppy, but having ...
A: To be honest, I've not used QuickBASIC for years and I use XP Home myself but.... XP does have ...
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| Installing QB 7.1 | 12/19/2006 | Alex Barry |
Q: At my school we are trying to install qb 7.1 but nothing we have tried is working for us. Is there ...
A: I thought I answer this question a while ago, so I apologize for the delay - must have forgotten to ...
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| Help with qbasic | 12/15/2006 | Alex Barry |
Q: i know this is a really amature queastion.. but how do you save a file to the c: drive.
A: Well, if you want to save just any old file, you can use OPEN and CLOSE There are a few modes for ...
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| can you please tell me why this program isn't working --time | 12/7/2006 | Don Schullian |
Q: REM chris linden *** use indents to make it easier to read REM assignment 6 CLS DIM sore(1 TO 4) ...
A: Just in case you've not found your error yet it is at the top of your code DIM sore(1 TO 4) AS ...
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| QBasic programming | 12/6/2006 | Alex Barry |
Q: How do I move to specific records on my random access file, like first record or last record?
A: In random access, you can use the seek and/or get statement, which makes going to specific records ...
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| Compilers | 12/6/2006 | Don Schullian |
Q: Where can I find a compiler to turn Basic (*.bas) files into executables (*.exe)?
A: I've used PowerBASIC for several years now and am quite happy with them. There are 2 DOS compilers. ...
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| Programs in Quickbasic 45 | 11/17/2006 | Alex Barry |
Q: I have a number of scientific programs written by myself in QB 45 under Window 2000. Said programs ...
A: The problem is that windows XP does not natively support DOS like windows 2000 (or lesser versions) ...
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| qbasic | 11/12/2006 | Don Schullian |
Q: What keyword do I use (and how do I use it)if I want to put two options for a variable. For example, ...
A: I believe what you're looking for is IF IF G$ = "M" THEN Gender% = 1 ELSE Gender% = 2 Or you can ...
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| Qbasic | 11/12/2006 | QBasic Mac |
Q: What keyword do I use (and how do I use it)if I want to put two options for a variable. For example, ...
A: It's not clear what you mean. Suppose I have 30 INPUT "Gender (M/F): ", G$ I assume you now want ...
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| qbasic | 11/12/2006 | Alex Barry |
Q: What keyword do I use (and how do I use it)if I want to put two options for a variable. For example, ...
A: Dim Gender(1 To 2) As String Dim g As Integer Gender(1) = "Male" Gender(2) = "Female" Print "1. ...
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| Converting Integer To String | 11/4/2006 | Alex Barry |
Q: Is it possible for Qbasic to automatically convert integer values to string? If so how is this done. ...
A: well, if you just want to value in a string, you use str$() DIM foo AS INTEGER DIM bar AS STRING ...
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| QuickBasic programmes | 11/2/2006 | Alex Barry |
Q: I am a structural engineer and many years ago I purchased a suite of programmes written by another ...
A: well, if there is a setup file, it would either be a .bat or a .exe file i don't know exactly what ...
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| clear command | 10/30/2006 | Don Schullian |
Q: how do i use a clear command in a sub? where do i place it and what do i put in it? thanks
A: I assume you're referring to "clear screen" or CLS. If so then you can place it anywhere you wish. ...
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| converting dos files to go from dot matrix printer to laser | 10/22/2006 | Don Schullian |
Q: I still use an old (1983) word processing program called "ability." I love it but it sets up files ...
A: Well, the important things first... Noah and I were complaining about how there really should be ...
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| number query | 10/21/2006 | QBasic Mac |
Q: -- I get an error code at : a(i)=1 INT(RND*c2) (expected end of statement)I use the program as an ...
A: I can't imagine what happened. I see I posted a(i) = 1 INT(RND * c2) But my test program ...
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| number query | 10/20/2006 | QBasic Mac |
Q: I use the program as an aid in selecting lottery numbers to play in the State Lottery games.Thank ...
A: RANDOMIZE TIMER: CLS CONST c1 = 55, c2 = 20 DIM a(c1) AS INTEGER, b(c1) AS STRING FOR i = 1 TO c1 ...
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| number query | 10/19/2006 | QBasic Mac |
Q: - Thank you very much for your help. Please allow me to explain. I am definitely not a ...
A: Oh, I thought you were a person trying to learn QBasic. But you say you just need the code to ...
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| number query | 10/19/2006 | QBasic Mac |
Q: Color 15, 1 CLS DIM somenumber AS INTEGER 'Declare a variable named Somenumber as ...
A: I presume this is homework because of all the excess and useless comments inserted in response to a ...
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| Repeating numbers | 10/14/2006 | Don Schullian |
Q: Cls Dim somearray(1 to 22) Randomize Timer For ctr = 1 to 10 Print INT(RND * 22 + 1) NEXT ctr When ...
A: What you need is a little shuffle routine. DIM Nbrs%(22) FOR N% = 1 TO 22 Nbrs%(N%) = N% NEXT ...
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| Convert Dos files to Windows | 10/13/2006 | Alex Barry |
Q: How can I convert Dos files to Windows?
A: That is a very good question. The only problem with that is that all files in windows/dos can be ...
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| getting wrong results | 10/12/2006 | Alex Barry |
Q: Here is what I'm trying to do. When I run the program I get a series of 55 numbers. Each number is ...
A: Oh, I see what you mean. The inputted number is supposed to be searched for. So if I inputted "7", ...
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| getting wrong results | 10/12/2006 | Alex Barry |
Q: I'm running the program listed below but i do not get the correct results. please review the code. ...
A: Well, since I have no idea what result you're looking for, I can't really help there, but I am going ...
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| using basic on a pda | 10/10/2006 | Alex Barry |
Q: I have been trying to find a version of basic that wil run on my windows mobile 5 pda. but cant find ...
A: Unfortunately, I don't have a pda or anything like that, so I've never really looked for a *basic ...
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| Convert quickbasic data files to flat files | 10/6/2006 | Alex Barry |
Q: Bonjour, I trie convert a QB data file to flat file. In my files I retreve a number, date and ...
A: There is no "easy" method in a sense. Basically, you'll just have to figure out how the flatfile ...
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| computerised file processing | 9/29/2006 | Don Schullian |
Q: I have been able to go this far but now i have hit a brick wall ,pls help me thru . thanks tj here ...
A: TJ, Too much code to pile through but one thing I did notice is that you're constantly calling ...
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| need more than one selection | 9/28/2006 | Alex Barry |
Q: I would like to get more than one selection. Here is code: cls dim item$(1 to 3) input "item 1: ", ...
A: Well, first, lets reorganize that code (it's not very well organized at all) CLS RANDOMIZE TIMER ...
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| computerised file processing | 9/27/2006 | Don Schullian |
Q: I need to be able to keep track of members in my association and want to develop a qbasic routine ...
A: If this project is a thing of love or a hobby fine but if it is, in any way, really important then ...
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| computerised filing system using qbasic | 9/27/2006 | Alex Barry |
Q: Sir, I need to be able to keep track of members in my association and want to develop a qbasic ...
A: Hmmm... Well, I don't understand what you mean by members in your association. Saving to a file is ...
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| CENTRALISED DATABASES | 9/26/2006 | Don Schullian |
Q: I use an accounts program written in GW Basic. I have 3 computers and lanserver networked. 2 pf the ...
A: I don't see why this can't be made to work as long as only one copy of the program is running at any ...
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| complete program(not homework) | 9/25/2006 | Alex Barry |
Q: Could you please finish this short program for me so that I do not have to re-enter the three ...
A: I don't understand what you want, but it woulds like you want something like a loop Here is my ...
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| dividing a number w/o | 9/20/2006 | QBasic Mac |
Q: sir this is my homework make a qbasic program that will compute for the quotient of two given ...
A: Sure. You know that "quotient" means division. Let's say the two numbers are x and y. You want to ...
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| the read and data statements | 9/20/2006 | Don Schullian |
Q: I would like to create a program that will read a data statement that consists of five states and ...
A: Well, you're close. DATA statements must be read using the READ function. And in these older ...
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| programming | 9/18/2006 | Alex Barry |
Q: how do i write abasic programme to compute the sum of the elements along the pricipal diagonal ofa ...
A: ALrighty - this is very simple, so i'm going to go through it so you can understand all the steps, ...
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| qbasic send to excel | 8/25/2006 | Alex Barry |
Q: yes i have a qbasic program which we use to do our engineering, instead of printing just test like ...
A: First off, does the program already send the test logs to a file? If it does, then it's a matter of ...
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| Quickbasic 4.5 program doesn't work with USB port... | 8/24/2006 | Alex Barry |
Q: Is there anyway for an Okidata Microline 590 dot matrix printer to recognize Quickbasic 4.5 "LPrint" ...
A: Well, in the days of Qbasic, in any form, usb was just a dream, if it was even anything at all, so ...
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| quickbasic 4.5 | 8/19/2006 | Alex Barry |
Q: windows xp trying to compile .exe file from .bas file error message packed file is corrupt even ...
A: Well, there could be many problems, and it's tough to narrow it down without more information what ...
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| quickbasic 4.0 | 8/18/2006 | Don Schullian |
Q: windows xp trying to compile an exe file from bas file error message packed file is corrupt even ...
A: It's been well over a decade since I've used QB's compiler but I don't recall ever having seen that ...
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| quickbasic 4.0 | 8/18/2006 | QBasic Mac |
Q: windows xp trying to compile an exe file from bas file error message packed file is corrupt even ...
A: I assume you have a file, xxx.bas. a) If it is empty, then you will have problems. b) If you ...
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