Currency conversion



     If you're going abroad this summer, this program

           from K J Rider in Kingston is a must!



Currency Conversion will store and retrieve the rates of

exchange between Stirling and any other currency of a wide

range of countries.

   Keith has used some neat programming techniques to fit

it into 16K, one of which is holding the rates of exchange

in a REM statement and using the PEEK/POKE functions to

store and retrieve it. The program even allows for lucky

Microdrive users by using the system variables to get the

1 REM address [which is rare enough - well done].

   When first run you will have to use the option to set up

each of the exchange rates (these can be found at any bank)

and the program will crash if they are not entered before

attempting to convert currencies. Countries other than

those supplied in the listing may be changed or added to

and the following notes will help you to make any adjust-

ments.



 Program details



1          REM statement used to store the currency conver-

           sion rates

20-30      Strings containing various instructions and

           information

35         Sets CAPS SHIFT off

40-45      Prints titles

50         String with countries and currencies; modify for

           other places but watch spacing and positioning.

60-69      Prints Menu

70-80      SAVE or get rate of exchange

90-650     Display routine

1000-15    POKE new rates to place in REM

1500/05    SAVE routines

5000/50    Get new rates routines

6000       DATA of b$ offsets for each country used in

           printing the correct country and currency in

           line 90



Bon voyage!