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How do you read the Quickbasics knowledge base?
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09-10-2005, 03:43 PM
How?
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09-11-2005, 12:15 AM
Where's the "I RTFM within the program" choice? :-P
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09-11-2005, 05:22 AM
I wasn't aware there was a QB knowledge base... ??
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09-11-2005, 05:30 AM
Quote:I wasn't aware there was a QB knowledge base... ??
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09-11-2005, 12:42 PM
Quote:Where's the "I RTFM within the program" choice?
what's 'RTFM'?
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09-11-2005, 12:51 PM
Read the F**kin' Manual
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09-11-2005, 12:58 PM
Quote:Read the F**kin' Manual
i never read manuals, does exist anyone?
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09-13-2005, 12:46 AM
Quote:.....i never read manuals, does exist anyone?
The best source of QBasic or Quickbasic information regarding how a statement or function works, is the original Microsoft manual. Right on this forum there's an option called "QB Online Help" which is an excellent reproduction of the original Quickbasic manual.

Another good source of information is right here at the QBN forum, by asking other members and getting different opinions.

Tutorials are also a pretty good source, but you have to be careful because they are the opinion of only one person and his experience. You also have to be careful with Basic programming books for the same reason, plus you never know the level of experience of the author.

I can recommend a free book written by Ethan Winer, a well-known and proven expert on QB programming. You can download the text of his book at:
www.ethanwiner.com

The bottom line is that you need to have authentic reference material on hand when you're programming. You can't be expected to know everything by heart.
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09-13-2005, 02:17 PM
Quote:Read the F**kin' Manual
Quote:i never read manuals, does exist anyone?
thank you Moneo for your opinion but i was trying to put some irony to the answer of radical raccoon. he's been angry because i am not perfect knowing what's RTFM.
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09-14-2005, 02:07 AM
Quote:thank you Moneo for your opinion but i was trying to put some irony to the answer of radical raccoon. he's been angry because i am not perfect knowing what's RTFM.
i don't think he was angry about it, thats just what it stands for... Smile
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