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Invisible loading screenI can't remember how this is done (I did it years ago but can't remember how). When loading a screen$ from basic you can see the lines being display…
Insert a CHR$ for AT as the first couple characters of the filename?
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New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
New Compo IdeaI've had this idea and would like to know what do you think about it. I think that most of us here know how to code in BASIC. The problem with Specc…
Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
... /> Chr$ 7 = Edit
Chr$ 8 = Cursor back
Chr$ 9 = ,, further
Chr ... $ 10 = ,, Down
Chr$ 11 = ,, up
Chr$ 12 ... = Delete
Chr$ 13 ...Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
... get them "working"
print chr$ 1+"f" should give a ...Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
... "graphic" key by means of chr$ 15. If you press "caps ... shift + symbol shift" you obtain chr$ 14. If press "true video ... moment.
let h$ = chr$22+chr$0+chr$0
Print h ... fn a$(x) = chr$22+chr$(int(x/32))+chr$(int(x-32 ...Cool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
In the case of Edit is the same.
100 if inkey$=chr$6 then...
Press then "Edit" keyCool BASIC tricks and tips!Following on from Dunny's excellent suggestion of a compendium of BASIC tips + tricks, I believe it would be better to have a topic dedicated to it. …
sorry I like say chr$ 7 to edit and chr$ 6 to read the caps lock keyProtection against MERGEI remember using a routine to protect against using MERGE to break into a BASIC listing. It was along the lines of :- 1. Enter a random line e.g. 1 …
... line with a string of CHR$ 8 (cursor left) characters before ...Speeding up BasicHi, Does anyone know whether it is faster to use variables than numbers in Sinclair basic? What I mean for example, is Poke A,D quicker than Poke 5…
... or integer form after a CHR$ 14. At runtime it just ...Cloning Microdrive Sectors?Hi everybody, I made a posting in the MIA/STP/SDP forum a while back about attempting to preserve the very well protected Microdrive cartridge "LERM…
... [CHR$0][CHR$0][CHR$0][CHR$0][CHR$0][CHR$0][CHR$0][CHR$0][CHR$0][CHR$0 ... [CHR$0][CHR$0][CHR$0][CHR$0][CHR$0][CHR$0][CHR$0][CHR$0][CHR$0][CHR$1 ... [CHR$0][CHR$0][CHR…The incredible shrinking screendumpIn this topic I stated that I would be impressed if the screendump could be smaller than 37 bytes. [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewt…
... test on return. Only the chr$ 13 on the end is ...
