There's an example of reading Doc files in the examples directory of the unzipped HotPaw Basic download.<br><br><a href=http://www.hotpaw.com/rhn/hotpaw...
The command:<br>draw -1<br>is the documented way to clear the middle of the screen. I'll be adding the "cls" command to a future release to make it a little...
How do you make the .bas file into a standalone prc is it possible i tried the make prc program by greenchile but cant get it to work.<br><br>// JJ<br><br>P.S ...
From the documentation (HotPaw Basic quickref.txt):<br><br>>Please note that the makelauncher bcmd can only create applets when when running <br>>on a...
I am trying to program my Palm IIIe to control my PPRK to navigate a maze. I want to hardcode it for a specific maze so I only need to know the ybasic syntax...
Beta Test Version 1.3.2b8 of HotPaw Basic is here:<br> <<a href=http://www.hotpaw.com/rhn/hotpaw target=new>http://www.hotpaw.com/rhn/hotpaw</a> > ...
Hi,<br><br>I need to read a file from a SD card in my Handera, but I always get "Syntax Error"! I'm using the command exactly as stated in the section "Alpha...
For some reason, putting a colon (:) after the command "cls" causes the "yBasic thinking... running..." message to remain on the screen after the program...
Thanks for the help. Any help on writing such a program. Also, I made a program using the 'makeprc' program but on completion of the program it returns to the...
I use the following command line for one of my PRC/HotPaw Programs:<br><br>i=fn launch(loe$,-1)<br><br>where loe$ is the "launch on exit" application name or ...
Great command i tested to go to handbase where my program store its data and it works great.<br>Is it possible to launch a specific file i a program to? In my ...
I use the program PRCedit to edit the icon as well<br>as to make programs flow as if in a single memo. <br>This second thing can be done by editing ...
I haven't figured out how to open a particular <br>file of a program either. In my case, it would be<br>nice to open a specific date in the DateBook. ...
Sorry i cant help you. Very cool progrm?<br>I have a question possible to read just the daily journal notes on my visor. I would like to compile my journal...
I have the new DB v. 0.3.3c by Tom Dyas. <br>The DB read commands for Hotpaw Basic don't seem to work. Has anyone found a way to access this database? The...
I've got this program I'd really like to write: I've often wondered, "How does vitamin intake affect my mood?" or "How many hours of sleep per night give me...
I don't think yBasic will accomplish this task. Even an ordinary PRC application needs to be started by the user. It sounds to me like you would need to write...
I would like to hook up a SIR adapter to a PLC with a serial port and get data from the PLC into the IR port of the palm. Can anyone help me with an example or...
According to the documentation, you can put three lines of text in a msgbox by separating them with chr$(10). When I try it, the second and third lines get ...
Try this:<br><br>l1$="Line 1"<br>l2$="Line 2"<br>l3$="Line 3"<br>msgbox (l1$ + chr$(10) + l2$ + chr$(10) +l3$)<br><br>Note that there is a limit to the total...
I just tried and tested this code and it worked for me:<br><br>? msgbox(l1$+chr$(10)+l2$+chr$(10)+l3$, t$,1)<br><br>The ",1)" at the end is critical but not in...
>Doesn't work for me. I get two lines, with l2$ and l3$ both on the same line, with a little box between them. <br><br>What version of HotPaw Basic on what...