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by crossroads
Sat Jun 13, 2026 2:54 am
Forum: QBasic / QuickBasic related
Topic: URGENT WARNING: Critical phpBB Authentication Bypass - UPDATE TO 3.3.17 IMMEDIATELY
Replies: 0
Views: 211

URGENT WARNING: Critical phpBB Authentication Bypass - UPDATE TO 3.3.17 IMMEDIATELY

You need to update your board to phpBB 3.3.17 immediately. ALL versions from 3.1.0 to 3.3.16 (which covers over 10 years of phpBB releases) contain a critical vulnerability CVE-2026-48611.

The Reality of the Vulnerability
The official phpBB developers handled this disclosure extremely poorly. In ...
by crossroads
Sat Jun 13, 2026 2:46 am
Forum: QBasic / QuickBasic related
Topic: URGENT WARNING: Critical phpBB Authentication Bypass - UPDATE TO 3.3.17 IMMEDIATELY
Replies: 0
Views: 87

URGENT WARNING: Critical phpBB Authentication Bypass - UPDATE TO 3.3.17 IMMEDIATELY

You need to update your board to phpBB 3.3.17 immediately. ALL versions from 3.1.0 to 3.3.16 (which covers over 10 years of phpBB releases) contain a critical vulnerability CVE-2026-48611.

The Reality of the Vulnerability
The official phpBB developers handled this disclosure extremely poorly. In ...
by crossroads
Thu Aug 01, 2019 2:42 pm
Forum: Other programming languages
Topic: fn() in qb64
Replies: 1
Views: 3704

Re: fn() in qb64

Try this one:

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DECLARE FUNCTION fy! (value AS SINGLE)

CLS
a! = 420.75
a! = fy(a!)
PRINT a!

FUNCTION fy (value AS SINGLE)
  fy = 360 * (value / 360 - INT(value / 360))
END FUNCTION
by crossroads
Fri Jan 06, 2017 4:29 pm
Forum: QBasic / QuickBasic related
Topic: Compiling Super Sumo Wrestling
Replies: 2
Views: 1854

Re: Compiling Super Sumo Wrestling

The compiled version can be downloaded from here:
Super Sumo Wrestling
Simply run "SUMO.BAT" to start the game.
by crossroads
Wed Mar 02, 2016 2:30 pm
Forum: QBasic / QuickBasic related
Topic: QuickBasic - Code help.
Replies: 2
Views: 1835

Re: QuickBasic - Code help.

Try this:

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CLS
INPUT "Enter pyramid lines: ", x
PRINT SPACE$(x - 1);
PRINT "*"
FOR i = 2 TO x
PRINT SPACE$(x - i);
PRINT "*";
PRINT SPACE$((i - 1) * 2 - 1);
PRINT "*"
NEXT i
END
by crossroads
Sun Sep 06, 2015 2:24 pm
Forum: QBasic / QuickBasic related
Topic: QuickBasic on Windows 7 with DOSBox
Replies: 1
Views: 4662

Re: QuickBasic on Windows 7 with DOSBox

Finally part four has been subsequently added: Part 4 - A useful Tool
In this chapter I'd like to present you Basic 2 DOSBox that allows you to combine QuickBASIC and DOSBox with just a few clicks.
It's as simple as that! :Y):
by crossroads
Thu Aug 27, 2015 6:07 pm
Forum: QBasic / QuickBasic related
Topic: Opening old programs in QBasic in Win 7
Replies: 3
Views: 2163

Re: Opening old programs in QBasic in Win 7

Many thanks, Crossroads. I'll keep DOSBox in mind. Another idea I found after posting the original message was QB64 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QB64), which runs on modern versions of Windows within needing DOS. I'll see how Dad goes with that, and keep DOSBox as a fall-back in case that doesn't ...
by crossroads
Tue Aug 18, 2015 2:23 am
Forum: QBasic / QuickBasic related
Topic: QuickBasic on Windows 7 with DOSBox
Replies: 1
Views: 4662

QuickBasic on Windows 7 with DOSBox

Recently I've published an article about "QBasic in Windows 7". Here it is: 
QBasic Tutorials: QBasic with DOSBox
by crossroads
Sun Aug 16, 2015 1:16 pm
Forum: QBasic / QuickBasic related
Topic: Opening old programs in QBasic in Win 7
Replies: 3
Views: 2163

Re: Opening old programs in QBasic in Win 7

Hello all,

I'm trying to help my dad transition from a dying Win XP box to a new Win 7 box. He has a number of programs half-written, some quite long, which he desperately wants to continue working on. I've managed to get QBasic running in VM Player as per the instructions here: http://www.qbasic ...
by crossroads
Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:21 pm
Forum: QBasic / QuickBasic related
Topic: VBDOS program acceptable?
Replies: 4
Views: 3674

Harry Potter wrote:Thank you. Can I post spam to advertise a program? Where and how can I upload a VBDOS program for distribution?
Sorry, there's no way to upload programs :oops:
by crossroads
Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:15 pm
Forum: QBasic / QuickBasic related
Topic: VBDOS program acceptable?
Replies: 4
Views: 3674

Re: VBDOS program acceptable?

Harry Potter wrote:This is to the Administrator: Are VBDOS programs acceptable here? I have one almost finished that I want to publish. :)
Here's the forum you need: Other Programming Languages
by crossroads
Wed Dec 24, 2008 11:19 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Merry Christmas
Replies: 0
Views: 4707

Merry Christmas

... and a happy new year!

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by crossroads
Sat Oct 20, 2007 3:23 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: German Section
Replies: 2
Views: 5465

German QBasic Community

Flightfanatic wrote:Why is the german section closed?
Because there's another german qbasic community with a huge number of competent users: http://forum.qbasic.at/ :wink:
by crossroads
Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:36 am
Forum: Laber-Ecke
Topic: FORUM GESCHLOSSEN!
Replies: 0
Views: 9398

FORUM GESCHLOSSEN!

Die deutschen Foren auf QuickBasic Cafe sind nun geschlossen, stehen zum Lesen aber weiterhin zur Verfügung.

Für Fragen bezgl. QBasic/QuickBasic steht Euch die größte deutsche QBasic-Community hilfreich zur Seite:
Hier wird kompetent und schnell geholfen: QBasic Forum
by crossroads
Mon Aug 20, 2007 6:28 am
Forum: Rund um QBasic und QuickBasic
Topic: FORUM GESCHLOSSEN!
Replies: 0
Views: 9448

FORUM GESCHLOSSEN!

Die deutschen Foren auf QuickBasic Cafe sind nun geschlossen, stehen zum Lesen aber weiterhin zur Verfügung.

Für Fragen bezgl. QBasic/QuickBasic steht Euch die größte deutsche QBasic-Community hilfreich zur Seite:
Hier wird kompetent und schnell geholfen: QBasic Forum