... I think most people would refer to that as an overflow regardless. You could fix it by adding a GIANT() to one of the variables on the right, of course....
You can approach the port by using porthandler = OPEN ("LPT1:",$$RW), but what exact possibilities you have with that option is not completely known. But a lot...
you might want to right-click on My Computer, pick properties, Hardware tab, Device Manager, Ports, find your printer port, right click and pick Properties,...
Hello Vince, The biggest problem I found with a Win XP computer was that the out pins were live, which is not what I wanted. I have an automated observatory...
... Have you ever considered to try your Qbasic exe under DosBox? http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/news.php?show_news=1 Although it seems in some cases it has...
Have a look at WinIO from http://www.internals.com/, it allows direct port access under WinNT and family. ... From: xbasic@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Vincent...
Does it have to be under XP? You could just use an old DOS boot disk and boot your computer under DOS. I used to be able to boot Win98 under 16-bit DOS by...
... No this won't work under XP, there was a trick in Windows Me where you can still apply that and you can still do the DOS trick under Win98 but as soon as...
Many thanks to you all for your input. I will look into Dogbox, but I am pretty sure that I wont be using a Win XP computer. Because the out pins are active,...
... Hmmz, we have called devices that are called an Uninterruptable Power Supply which catches powersurges and spikes and complete outage. Even with a...
A power outage with the DOS machine would not be such a problem because the data pins are low. How to get the XP machine data pins low at start up is the...
Use message functions. Use XuiSendStringMessage, as I doubt this is a program that you want to set up the full GUI in. Checking the help file for messages...
Thanks, that's a lot of useful information! John ... course. Then ... kid, ... is the ... The ... parameter. And ... I see ... the grid ... RedrawGrid ... use ...
Hi, just a few ideas/questions about XB(2) .. - I think we could also use it as an educational tool. But, it is easier to write programs using basic elements...
Hi, eperbab. When I was 14 I planned a similar basic=>localized language, too. I finally aplied it to one of my first GWBASIC programs when I was 18 (my...
**** XtoEXE Programming Environment **** This system gives you a very convenient programming setup for XBasic. It has been tested under Windows 98 and Windows...
... Yeah, it is pretty funny. [:D] Hey, at least I proved it CAN be done! I've been corresponding with a c++ programmer with a Phd in Computer Science. I...
I realize this is an XBasic forum. but it sounds like maybe a solution could be designed in hardware. have you considered PIC processors ("the BASIC stamp")...
Please Notice: 1) Some Win98 users have WSH (VB Script) disabled to make virus distribution a bit more difficult. 2) The ideal solution would be using XB...
... distribution a bit more difficult. ... It is uneasy (you can't reach the same job-ending control that batch file gets) but it would be more elegant. How...
