Pete's QBASIC Site

Nathan1993 wrote:....
I use FB for programs, I use the sweetness of QB when I wanna have fun.

Very catchy line, Nathan, you should copyright it.

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Z!re wrote: ..... QB isnt meant to run in Windows, so ther's no proper way of copy pasting, as it was never designed to handle those things.

You cant copy paste like that in DOS

Z!re hits the nail on the head. And that's the bottom line --- end of issue.
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Nathan1993,

Don't take offense to what I have to say.
I know you're anxious to help, but please be a little more careful with the information that you provide, especially to new members. Many times, in your eagerness, you tend to be a mountain of misinformation.
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Right, Z!re's method is much simpler, easy to understand, and certainly will get the job done for ant number of files with no complications. Nice work, Z!re! :D BTW, Zerol, in your version, you don't need the FOR loop at the end to close the files. Just a simple CLOSE with no parameters will close a...

How does it work??? When ever I copy something there is no option to paste it when I am in Qbasic (i've tried all versions) How is it possible? I understand your problem as you are now in QBasic, and you want to paste something into the program that you're working with. I agree that there must be a...

What is an IDE? IDE means Integrated Development Environment. In addition to many other features, it is basically a special purpose editor in which you write source code for a program. This editor is designed for the particular language that you are writing in, like QBasic, which enables it to give...

Ok I eventually found your reference to print using 6) You can use PRINT #n USING to control how many maximum decimal places you need in your result to the output file. If for some reason you're not gonna use the PRINT USING, then you will need some extra code to normalize the result before writing...

I just thought I would answer the question rather than quibbling about CAPS lock. If you want a certain number of dps try PRINT USING "#.##";number PRINT USING was already mentioned in a previous post of mine. However, since you bring it up again, one should be aware that PRINT USING will...

Michael Calkins wrote:You're right. Thanks.

You're welcome, Michael.
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..... I'm not sure that I have heard the other words before now. Are those other 2 new phrases?..... No, the 2 words, MULTIPLICAND and MULTIPLIER, are certainly not new. Look them up in any English dictionary. BTW, in ADDITION, although it is associative, the word ADDEND is used for the 2 or more v...

I thought it was: FACTOR * FACTOR = PRODUCT That's how it's in sweden anyways The only reference that I could find for the word FACTOR regarding multiplication is: 234 (multiplicand) X 7 (multiplier) When performing the long-hand multiplication above, each of the three digits in the multiplicand is...

Product refers to the result of a multiplication. I use some of those, like addend, divisor, etc. I would use them all, except I can't remember which is which. :-( What's the difference between a MULTIPLICAND and MULTIPLIER? Multiplications is associative... Btw, Z!re: Some people find all uppercas...

Z!re, I looked up the Spanish equivalent of QUOTIENT, which is COCIENTE. They are both derived from the Latin QUOTIENS. However, in Spanish, very few people use the word. They prefer words like RESULT, ANSWER, or something similar. Precise arithmetic terms like these are no longer being used in the ...

Perhaps in Swedish the word product has a more general meaning like "result". Could be that product is of more general usage in other languages too. I'll check in Spanish, since I know of no equivalent word for quotient. I'll have to be careful in the future, when addressing an internation...

Peter, Pete says that basic grammer rules are easy. True, if like Pete, you've had a good education and do a lot of reading and writing. In English, we have all been taught the following rule: "I" before "E" except after "C" or when sounded like "A" as in neig...

Sorry Z!re, but I have been referring to MULTIPLICATION all along because that was the operation in the original post of this thread. In your example, you introduced DIVISION. BTW, the term PRODUCT is only used for the result of a multiplication. The result of a divide is called the QUOTIENT. Well, ...

Nathan1993 wrote:..... he says to email him at tkessler0933@earthlink.net .....

Ok, I just sent your dad an email.
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Nathan1993 wrote:Pete... this seems to be very error full, .....

No, there were lots more typographical errors in previous editions. Now that Pete has someone doing proof-reading, it seems that these errors now stand out more as an exception, and people are noticing them.
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MystikShadows wrote:I don't know moneo, but I do know that a port of call is where ships come home to die. as so perfectly and beautifully sung by Sarah Brightman.

I'm not familiar with the song --- humm a few bars.

BTW, I always thought a port-of-call was any port that a particular ship stopped at.
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f the IPNUM had 2 decimals, then 2 + 1 of the .9 can give you a maximum of 3 decimal places in the PRODUCT. That's wrong. I'll admit that my sentence could have been written clearer, but what part do you consider wrong? A product can have as many maximum decimals as the sum of the decimals in the m...