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  • need a new method for m/c parameter assignmentI've been using a variable length function of the form: "FN a$(a$,a[,b...,z])=STR$ USR md" to search a data table and return a string result. By putt…

    ... and return a string result. By putting a string definition as the ... be persuaded to return any string expression. This works but the ... can be used wherever a string expression can be used.
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny September 2012 Development
  • Covering my tracks using OVERI've got myself in a bit of a mess again I'm afraid, the routine I have written is for 4 characters to move across the screen 2 spaces at a time in I…

    ... 4,29 as the print string is entering/exiting the play ...
    daveysludge daveysludge October 2012 Development
  • multi-scroll m/c subroutine for BASICArising from recent posts, here's a scrolling routine that will manage multiple left/right scrollings for any (sensible) line width or step; (ie. whe…

    Arising from recent posts, here's a scrolling routine that will manage multiple left/right scrollings for any (sensible) line width or step; (ie. where width is
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny October 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • saving time populating large arraysI use a variation on this idea for storing machine code at the end of programs without interfering with LIST, then it occurred to me that it would al…

    ... TO 9998
    9993 CLEAR: DIM d$(6,4): PRINT "populating ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny October 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • A Miscellany of Dangerous TipsHere's a selection of ideas for using some of the more obscure system variables which I've found handy on occasion. They can be very convenient if us…

    ... as a hex dump DATA string, so that the decoding loop ... mazes (Feb)
    * Poking a string to memory... (Mar)
    * Keyboard ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny October 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Help A Dim Man With UbuntuHeeeeeeelllllppppppp!!!!!!!!!!! I have XBMCbuntu installed on my media PC which normally works great. I logged out of XBMC into the desktop and th…

    Heeeeeeelllllppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!


    I have XBMCbuntu installed on my media PC which normally works great.

    I logged out of XBMC into the desktop and the system crashed. After rebooting several times I kept getting various error ...
    dave_beer_uk dave_beer_uk October 2012 Chit chat
  • Asking for help: ZXBC to ASM routine translationHallo, In order to save some bytes and gain speed, I'm asking for translation of a very simple ZXBC routine to Assembler [code] sub light(x as uinteg…

    Hallo,
    In order to save some bytes and gain speed, I'm asking for translation of a very simple ZXBC routine to Assembler
    [code]
    sub light(x as uinteger,y as uinteger,intensity as ubyte)
    dim adr as Uinteger
    if x
    LCD LCD November 2012 Development
  • Elliptical ChallengeSubsequent to the recent "Graph Plot" thread, I wrote this general purpose ellipse drawing routine which will plot (although it doesn't actually use …

    ... ix ;IX=address of parameter string
    ld a,(ix+2 ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny November 2012 Development
  • SpecBAS 0.759 Now available!Hi all - Another round of bugfixes and a couple (well, one) of new features! Go grab the latest from [url]http://www.specbas.co.uk/[/url] - linux a…

    ... PRINT to a stream or string var, but also the output ...
    Dunny Dunny November 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • A 128 Routine to Put Tokens in StringsI was writing a DEF FN on the +128k and decided that I'd had enough of not being able to put function tokens in strings without a great palaver and s…

    ... to occur within a quoted string. So for FN insert UDG ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny December 2012 Sinclair Basic
  • Machines Whose Graphics Have Dated BadlyI have owned a string of machines over the years (see my signature for the list) usually having to sell one machine to be able to afford the, because…

    I have owned a string of machines over the years ( ...
    mrmessy mrmessy January 2013 Chit chat
  • Revive Spectrum +3 power supply(ies)Hi all, it's me again... [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/showthread.php?t=33677[/url] In continuation from last time, I have two original…

    ... ATX power supply mod with DIM plug is still running : ] I ... just had to refit the DIM plug though... it scared me ...
    Crimbo Crimbo January 2013 Hardware
  • Keyboard TrickI know how to use the multi key in BASIC with IN you can get the keys [QUOTE]IN 254+256*(255-2^K)[/QUOTE] K is the keyboard's half row, comes from …

    ... check all keys
    [QUOTE]dim k(8,5)
    let ...
    MKGplaymore MKGplaymore February 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • SpecBAS 0.766 Now available!HI Folks! Sorry for the lack of updates recently, but with a one-year-old son I'm not getting much time these days - that will improve later, I'm su…

    ... "filespec" ALL
    Python-style string multiplication - 2*"Hello" will create ... the string "HelloHello"

    Bugs fixed ...
    Dunny Dunny March 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Transferring ZX Spectrum software from tape to digital formatAs the title says, can anyone tell me the simplest way of doing this using a normal, modern desktop PC and maybe some string? Ta.

    As the title says, can anyone tell me the simplest way of doing this using a normal, modern desktop PC and maybe some string? Ta.
    Zagreb Zagreb April 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Saving a file and removing the title (Program:)I remember when saving a program how I could construct a string such as: 10 let a$=chr$ 8+ chr$ 8+"name" 20 save a$ In order to remove the "Program…

    ... how I could construct a string such as:

    10 ...
    daveysludge daveysludge April 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • Most Excellent Song LyricsSome of the finest writing I've heard has to be from [I]Carter USM[/I]. For example, in [I]Suppose You Gave A Funeral And Nobody Came[/I] (a critiqu…

    ... ], real estate magnate with a string of criminal convicitons).
    [I ...
    joefish joefish April 2013 Chit chat
  • handy method for passing m/c parametersI knew that a single number or string parameter could be passed to a m/c routine with either: [b]LET a=b+USR address[/b] puts b on the calculator st…

    ... that a single number or string parameter could be passed to ... good for mixing number & string parameters, for which a DEF ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny May 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • TXT2EMU enhancementI was looking at the encodings supported by BAS2TAP for entering graphics, print controls, etc. as plain text. Basically, there's only one needed, be…

    ... ' and returns them as a string.) This also allows the use ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny May 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • inline z80 with sdccI cant get it to work at all: #include <string.h> char test[10]; void main(void) { strcpy(test,"testing"); _asm ld a,32 _endasm; } this produc…

    I cant get it to work at all:


    #include
    char test[10];

    void main(void)
    {
    strcpy(test,"testing");

    _asm
    ld a,32
    _endasm;


    }

    this produces the error ...
    slenkar slenkar June 2013 Development
  • SpecBAS 0.776 released!Hi all - A small update today, though it has taken an enormous effort to get this working well (and efficiently!). I'm quite glad I did it though, …

    ... - access arrays using a key string. KEY array(index)="mykey", then ...
    Dunny Dunny June 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Inserting binary code into ZX Spin assemblerIs there any way to insert a saved binary file into ZX Spins assembler? i.e. So I have a string of DEFB commands containing data, the assembler just…

    Is there any way to insert a saved binary file into ZX Spins assembler?

    i.e. So I have a string of DEFB commands containing data, the assembler just interprets it as Z80 commands and wont assemble it...
    daveysludge daveysludge July 2013 Development
  • SpecBAS 0.780 releasedHi all - Back again with a new SpecBAS release! It's all been about arrays this time around, and to add to those lovely associative arrays from las…

    ... created empty with the DIM command:

    DIM a()

    Dynamic array allocation - DIM a() - note the empty brackets ...
    Dunny Dunny August 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Math problemI'm trying to solve/model a science problem, and I thought a simple BASIC program might help me, but I struggle to write it. Goal: Given a length of…

    ... /> Goal: Given a length of string (100 units in length). I ... I cut 1000 pieces of string once each in a completely ...
    48K 48K August 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • BIFROST* example: "Knights & Demons DX" source codeA package containing the source files of our multicolor game "Knights & Demons DX" is now available for download [URL="http://www.mediafire.com/?hbch…

    ... ' number of pikes available
    DIM demons AS UBYTE ' number of ... ' war balance (2-17)
    DIM x AS UBYTE ' cursor row ...
    Einar Saukas Einar Saukas August 2013 Development
  • Help finding name/news of a string-like skin disease.A few years back I remember a few news reports on people developing these fine thread-like strings coming out of their skin. Haven't heard anything …

    A few years back I remember a few news reports on people developing these fine thread-like strings coming out of their skin. Haven't heard anything since then.

    What was it called? Guugel doesn't seem to know what I'm talkin' about Willis.
    ZnorXman ZnorXman August 2013 Chit chat
  • SpecBAS 0.789 releasedHi all! Back with another SpecBAS release - this one's mostly just about sprites and bug fixes. One new addition I do quite like is the expression c…

    ... BASIC, you can also get string results as well as numeric ... /> MENUBOX can now take a string array rather than a list ... mousewheel scrolling
    Loading of string and numeric dynamic arrays now ...
    Dunny Dunny September 2013 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • SCREEN$ bug fixI've been using the SCREEN$() function recently for reading data off the screen rather than taking up space with an array and I got fed up with the s…

    ... machine stack so that this string
    ;becomes the output from ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny October 2013 Sinclair Basic
  • A few questions about ZX Spectrum assemblyHi, I have a few questions about ZX Spectrum assembly language programming: - What's the best assembly tool for ZX Spectrum? I tried a bit the ZXSpi…

    ... to define .Byte, .Word and string variables but I have no ...
    Zerg Zerg October 2013 Development
  • Some *** accessed my home network?!?I'm not completely stupid (supposedly) but equally I'm hardly bordering on the all-knowing end of the scale either so I wondered if any of you more t…

    ... security, my password is a string of gibberish that I couldn ...
    richl richl October 2013 Chit chat
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