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You get all the help you needed?

Well, that is strange "data" to read from a file.

A "flat file" is a file that has no structure. Most
files are like that.



A typical file has ".dat" at the end such as "States.dat" but it doesn't have to. I could name it "States.exe" if I wanted to. Maybe I do that to trick snoopy sibling. If it ...

running dos is getting more difficult with each new computer bought.

Sad, but true. Microsoft obviously plans the day when DOS cannot be used at all. They want to be Apple.

I chose the path of not buying new computers. Have 7 year old Windows NT on a DELL with 500 MHZ and a 2GIG C-Drive, 10GIG E ...

Ralph's our main guy here.

Mac

Definitely use QB4.5

You must be the last (only) person who even has a copy of 3.0

(I talk - and I only use QB 1.0 - The version supplied free by Microsoft with my Windows-NT system)

Mac

If the sequence were 55, 75, 33, 83, 18..... I would like the output to be this sequence printed 3 times using the InitSeed.
CLS
RANDOMIZE TIMER
DIM InitSeed AS DOUBLE: InitSeed = -RND
PRINT "Three times, you say? OK:"
y = RND(InitSeed)
FOR i = 1 TO 10: PRINT INT(100 * RND); : NEXT i: PRINT
y ...

Mac's code will do what you need, but, I just thught you should know the above.

Good detail to point out, Ralph.

As I read my post again, I found that I had a bug: I used eof(1) instead of required eof(fh). Also had a line input #1, l$. Just luck the program ran. Here is debugged:
CLS
DIM fh AS ...

write/read to a flat file.

For a flat file, you need OUTPUT, not RANDOM.

Mac

CLS
DIM fh AS INTEGER
fh = FREEFILE
PRINT "Start writing"
OPEN "PLANTS.DAT" FOR OUTPUT AS #fh
PRINT #fh, "100:PLANT1"
PRINT #fh, "200:PLANT2"
CLOSE #fh
PRINT "Finished writing"
fh = FREEFILE
OPEN "PLANTS.DAT" FOR ...

biomech1989!! wrote:programs have run successfully in the past

So you have some EXE's that you have run, but without any
change to your system at all, they now don't run?

Can't be. You changed something - hopefully you didn't "upgrade"
to Vista thereby ruining your system for QBasic.

Mac

DaneBrooke wrote:Win 2000 is not listed as a supported language

It's not clear what your question is.

DDastardly71 wrote:Let me know where you want them sent.

ROFL

Aid was requested on Oct 02, 2003.

I imagine the OP has given up by now.

Mac

I created my shortcut to qb.exe

Glad that works for you.

I am always working from the DOS prompt, so usually I am entering

C>\QBasic > NOTEPAD Z.BAS
(where I edit the program, as I hate the IDE Editor)

After saving, I do
C>\QBasic > QBasic /RUN Z
(which runs it in the IDE as if it were ...

pebe wrote:Is that the QB that was supplied with MS DOS - with no compiler?

Yes. Came bundled in with my WindowsNT.

Mac

Ralph wrote:Pepe has a valid question, regarding your mouse program for QB 1.1 and its probable compatability with 4.5

Heh, I must have mumbled when I said I just tested it with 4.5 and it works perfectly.

MOUSE ROUTINE IN MY QB1.0 PROGRAM WORKS THE SAME IN QB4.5. NO DIFFERENCE. 100% COMPATIBLE

Mac

I have never used QB1.0 or 1.1

You mean the REAL QBasic?? You can download it at
http://www.network54.com/Realm/QBZips/QBZips.html

Anyway, I just tried it with QB4.5 and it works there, too. But if a person only used QB4.5, then it makes sense to use the built-in mouse driver, rather than load a ...