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. ...
... You would probably be interested in the FORMAT$() function described here along with a sample program. ... string = FORMAT$( format$, argument ) Return a...
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: ...
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...
... 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...
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...
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...
... 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...
... What is the value of #SetTextCursor? This isn't a GUI program, you haven't assigned values to all the message global variables that are traditionally used...
I have just started with xbasic, but it's been a very long time since I've programmed, and need a little help. Here's what I'm trying to accomplish. I have a...
... Sounds pretty trivial, though I didn't see a name for your other job file ... For the record, 1252 is the number Windows uses for the standard "Western...
Steve, They will delete ink profiles from the Heidelberg press console, which won't delete them from our master file. As for errors, there would only be a few...
Steve,  Still no success. Listed below is the entire Program. Please run it and observe the output to the Console.  Thanks in advance.  Chuck  ' ' ...
I know this should be a fairly straight forward piece of code, but I have to admit, I'm a little lost in xbasic right now. I know once I understand the...
I'm playing with xbasic, and trying to get the language right. First question. If I make the following statement; nn=nn+1 The value appears to set nn to 1 on...
Yes, the list supports attachments. The network drive that the other files are on is attached to the pressman's computer? If the pressman has to delete a job,...
As mentioned in the other post, you should be using XuiSendStringMessage ... with the message quoted and preceded by an "@" character. ... -- Steve Gunhouse...
No, the press computer has always been a proprietary stand alone NT machine buried inside the press console. I hacked into it and got down to the base NT...
How do you step through a program? ... From: cw2008can <cw2008can@...> Subject: [xbasic] Re: Vertical Positioning In Console To: xbasic@yahoogroups.com ...
There are icons on the toolbar, or also keyboard shortcuts. There's one for running to the line where the cursor is, there's one for Stop, one for step (but...
One of the beautiful things about XBasic is the Development Environment window with the ability to "step" through a program and see the value of the variables...
... Wait for what? There is an equivalent of a pause command (pause for a specified length of time), but in other languages the WAIT command waited for an...
I did not see a reply that addressed this question. If your program is looping through various functions then you will need to set variables as STATIC to...
How do you assign values to all message strings, and where do you find documentation on this subject? Maybe I just haven't downloaded the correct docuation. ...
I am running Fedora Core 10 Linux on my laptop computer and havent been able to get a Linux installation. What url should I use? -- Kerry N0WIQ My web site...