XBasic comes with a Demo folder that contains a load of source-code files. Most work out-of the box, some of them contain deliberate mistakes so you have to...
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arca765
Nov 2, 2008 2:55 am
How i can compile\link ahello.x to ahello.exe in xBasic under Windows ... PS I try: 1) xb ahello.x 2) nmake -f ahello.mak (I copy a lot of *.lib's to bin) 3)...
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David Silverwood
the_watchmann
Nov 2, 2008 8:01 am
Have you copied the xbrun.dll file to the windows or windows system folder and renamed it xb.dll ? ... From: arca765 <arca765@...> Subject: [xbasic]...
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Rafael Augusto Ferrer...
arca765
Nov 2, 2008 10:12 am
 ... R: What :? Where i put the file xbrun.dll renamed xb.dll >:? No, i don't make it !! But, i try, and after, i response. Wait !!   Novos endereços, o...
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arca765
Nov 2, 2008 3:20 pm
I put xbrun.dll in Windows, Windows\System and Windows\System directories with the changed name xb.dll, and, nothing ! The ahello.exe only calls other empty...
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arca765
Nov 2, 2008 5:41 pm
I change to the xBasic 6.3.1, and, the 'run' menu have plus 2 options: make standalone and execute standalone. Cool !! But .. 1) I load ahello.x 2) I run...
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David Silverwood
the_watchmann
Nov 2, 2008 5:46 pm
Are your xb environment variables set? ie: xbvars.bat It may differ from machine to machine. mine looks something like this although with xp you should set it...
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David Silverwood
the_watchmann
Nov 2, 2008 5:55 pm
Go to your root folder and unzip it. Should unzip to /usr/xbasic-6.3.0. You need root privileges. The executable is in the /usr/xbasic-6.3.0/bin folder, which...
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David Silverwood
the_watchmann
Nov 2, 2008 5:58 pm
Go to your root folder and unzip it. Should unzip to /usr/xbasic-6.3.0. You need root privileges. The executable is in the /usr/xbasic-6.3.0/bin folder, which...
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arca765
Nov 3, 2008 1:27 am
I find xbvars.bar and run it. After i try one more time to compile ahello.x. And, not fun !! PS I download\install quickli the freeBasic IDE. I load a...
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ccearnheart
Nov 3, 2008 4:26 pm
Thanks very much. I thought I had downloaded all the xbasic files, but the ones I do have do not have a demo folder. Please direct me to the correct location....
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Steve Gunhouse
sgunhouse
Nov 3, 2008 5:44 pm
Do you have a file called ahello.x? If you have that, then you have what should have been in the demos folder. Any file ending in .x is a program source file...
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ccearnheart
Nov 20, 2008 6:57 pm
How do you paste code from Notepad into the XBasic editor and have it recognized as a program? I got through the example in the GUI .doc----facinating. Thanks....
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Vincent Voois
vvacme
Nov 20, 2008 7:48 pm
XBasic uses the old windows shortcut for that:Ctrl-ins...
I think he was after the other half of that question, Vince ... there's an item on the menu to change the editor between text mode and program mode. You can...
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ccearnheart
Nov 21, 2008 5:47 pm
Also, can the console window size and the grid window size be controlled? Thanks in advance. I found the undocumented XstClearConsole() command....
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Steve Gunhouse
sgunhouse
Nov 21, 2008 7:23 pm
... There were maybe 3 messages yesterday, though usually it's more quiet than that ... I'm Cc'ing this back to the list, if you get two copies then you are...
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Steve Gunhouse
sgunhouse
Nov 21, 2008 7:35 pm
... Did you find XstGetConsoleGrid? With the Console's grid number, you can use GUI commands on the console window to do all of that. -- Steve Gunhouse...
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ccearnheart
Nov 24, 2008 5:33 pm
I have not been able to find the gui commands for dursor position in the console window. Also, I would appreciate an example of setting a variable equal to a ...
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Steve Gunhouse
sgunhouse
Nov 24, 2008 7:38 pm
It's a "message", so you use the message handling functions: XuiSendMessage(grid, #SetTextCursor, pos, line, [left], [top], 0, 0) Grid is the grid number for...
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ccearnheart
Dec 4, 2008 5:54 pm
I have been trying to get the following to print at position b horizontally and 12 vertically down. It either generates an error or just prints at the top. ...
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cw2008can
Dec 5, 2008 4:59 am
... You would probably be interested in the FORMAT$() function described here along with a sample program. ... string = FORMAT$( format$, argument ) Return a...
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Kerry Miller
n0wiq49
Dec 5, 2008 5:43 pm
Hello xbasic, I know how to open an existing file for read or write but what if I only want to check for the existence of a file. I have experimented with: ...
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cw2008can
Dec 5, 2008 7:00 pm
... only ... XstGetFileAttributes (file$, @attributes) XstFindFile (file$, @path$[], @path$, @attr) file$ = File name to search for path$[] = String array of...
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old2newbie
Dec 6, 2008 3:01 am
Hi: The mouse messages returned in the following code segment are the same number as returned by #GetGridNumber for XuiLabel grids. But for XuiTextArea grids a...
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Steve Gunhouse
sgunhouse
Dec 6, 2008 3:06 am
... An xuiTextArea has 3 kids - the text itself, and the two scroll bars. Answer your own question - try clicking on one of the scroll bars. Yeah, you'll get a...
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Kerry Miller
n0wiq49
Dec 6, 2008 10:50 am
Is there a fresher "XBasic Manual" than the one I have down loaded (1988-1999)? -- Kerry N0WIQ My web site URL is: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/n0wiq...
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ccearnheart
Dec 8, 2008 1:17 pm
I guess I'm dense. I have tried repeatedly to get the Function listed below to print at vertical position 12 in the Cinsole window. Doesn't work. Please give...
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cw2008can
Dec 8, 2008 4:14 pm
... The Console window is meant to display simple information in a line-by-line mode. If you really want to display exactly the way you want, you need to...
