Hello! In TextWrangler 3.0, the function popup menu lists everything that is named sub...(). But in TextWrangler 3.1, the only subroutines that are shown are...
I am using CB on OSX. I am successfully using serial communications with one device using open "COM1:/dev/cu.usbmodem411:2400,N,8,1" for output as #2 I tried...
Using MAC OS 10.6.2, I am attempting to enter data through the graphics window using the command "graphics edit a$, x,y, w,h, id". This command opens a text...
I can't get Chipmunk to save.. I do a simple program of 4 lines and try saving it and I keep getting Type mismatch error. What am I doing wrong? I type in -...
Why am I getting a 'file not found' error when I'm trying to open/create a new output file??? $ basic output_file.bas File not found in line 2 ... 2 open...
Hi How would I go about programming without line numbers? When you type a line which has no numbers, it runs that command immediately. How do you program with...
I've got an Intel iMac. I downloaded the file(s), and when I open the .dmg file, I don't know where to put all the files it has with it. Thank you! Andy...
I'm new to this Basic, but have used Libertybasic on windows. Could someone explain the relationship between defining a radio button graphics item with it's...
Hello! I am writing a lengthy program, the central element of which looks like this: sub central() sub1() sub2() < more sub calls and code > out: end sub For...
I made a four part video tutorial for Chipmunk BASIC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXRHt3R_9so http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwDxnMBsUGQ&feature=related ...
Hi Guys, I am having trouble getting several of the commands to work with OS 10.6.1. I am running Chipmunk Basic v3.6.3(b8) mb2-2008/06b1. In particular: 820...
I have to create a program so that when someone enter a letter (has to be in CAPS) I can output its position from 1 to 26. For instance B=2 Z=26, etc. Any help...
Hello! As an experiment in error handling, I have written this little program: dim a(4) start: while true bla() wend sub bla() on error goto errors input...
When I run the following lines of code, the input box pops up and suppresses the word "hello" from printing until after the input box is answered. graphics 0 ...
Hi all. I tried to figure this one out from the manual[1] but cant get it to work. I need to sleep/delay my program for a while, but when i try SLEEP function,...
I just completed a program that needs to play a specialized file with the fairly tight timing of sound -1, and then all the sound functions died! Now I just...
Hi Is there any way to save 100 or so lines of code as a text file, and make your program call it up? For example: If you make a computer game with 10 by 10...
Hi To check for two sprite colliding, you would write: If sprite 1 collision then print "collision" However, is there a command that returns which other sprite...
Chipmunk is a very good implementation of the BASIC langusge but while most standard MAT statements are included, for some unknown reason MAT READ isn't and...
Hi When saving a program, you would save as "my program.bas". If you name it "my program.app", it launches its own application. However, it creates a mac os9...
Hi Is there any way to sample the computer's current screen resolution, so that I can change my program's graphics accordingly? I am making a fullscreen game,...
hji, thx for letting me ask question after question... how do i relaunch an application from CB? the specific problem is to show hidden files in FINDER. To do...
Dear Members, you have been a great help! For example i learned that 100 sys("ls / > ~/desktop/test.txt") writes the files (even the hidden ones) that are in...
hi, if different users use the mac - i.e. /users/user1 , /users/user2 etc. how do i obtain a list of them in chipmunk? ideal would be something like 100 write...
hi, another one...how does chipmunk recognize hardware attched to the computer? for instance, printer,scanner,harddrive,external dvd-drive...? cheers p.s. i...
Dear Members, i wonder if i can access the mac-terminal via chipmunk, something like 100 send 'ls' to terminal output to \desktop\info.txt would mean : execute...
Hi Is there any way at all that I can use sound files in my program? (I know that I can generate a tone, setting the duration and frequency.) Can I use game...
