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Last version of PB for DOS is 3.5.
Pros: Fast, Redim preserve, pointers, inline assembler...
Contras: No mode 13h, no Constants (only eqv as in assembler) , weird syntax for call interrupt..., diferent syntax for FUNCTION results.
There's a translator from QB4.5 to PB 3.2 but PB3.2 programs don't run on PB3.5..funny...
Glenn: Geocities only argues on downloading resources (images and files) from remote locations, not on web pages. I imagine a txt can be considered a web page without html. Just zip your text and try...
Antoni
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What's the difference between a "remote location" and a "web page"? Isn't qb45.com's forum a web page? I can't (or at least couldn't) get geocities links to work there.
(And I knew that the latest version of PB was 3.5. They just didn't write such a file for 3.5--but I highly doubt that PB got worse since version 3. They're not Microsoft.
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ravelling Curmudgeon
(geocities sites require copying and pasting URLs.)
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Gentlemen and Ladies:
Thank you for your responses. I did some tests on the critical portions of my programs and here are the results (speed):
----- WITH NO FFIX ; With FFIX
PowerBasic: 9270 ; 9270 <- no change!
QB45 (.BAS): 2453 ; 3732
QB45 (.EXE): 3710 ; 6669
It is quite interesting to see the improvement FFIX made!! The speeds are distances per minute.
Thanks again for your comments.
Jack C.
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ffix corrects a bug in qb's program memory, nothing more. as i dont know how it works, only that it fiddles with the program memory, i wouldnt go trying it on a non-qb program.
anyhow, you get the idea. it's a qlb\13h world, i'm afraid.
i]"I know what you're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum ... you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya punk?"[/i] - Dirty Harry
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Quote:ffix corrects a bug in qb's program memory, nothing more. as i dont know how it works, only that it fiddles with the program memory, i wouldnt go trying it on a non-qb program.
anyhow, you get the idea. it's a qlb\13h world, i'm afraid.
Actually v1ctor just put a differrent opcode for the Fwait bug.
He used Xchg ax,ax
While I used Mov ax,ax
Basically the same effect, no changes. LOL
And Dav "poked" on the address from qb directly. :*)
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ahh.. dav's is what i based my presumption on
i]"I know what you're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum ... you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya punk?"[/i] - Dirty Harry
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Glenn: Do you mean that if you post the same link to your txt file to qb45.com it does need the right click trick? Curious...
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Quote:Glenn: Do you mean that if you post the same link to your txt file to qb45.com it does need the right click trick? Curious...
I haven't tried it at the new board yet.
ravelling Curmudgeon
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