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Oh boy, i were at holidays and i didnt leave a list of places to my partner where to post about new release of PCopy. My bad, but enjoy http://forum.basicprogramming.org/index.php?topic=274.0 :)

E.K.Virtanen

Re: PCOPY! #70 Submission Deadline by Anonymous (85.157.48.67), 1213720054|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

In past few weeks, there has been problems with file hosting of ASCII-World.
Problems should be now solved and files + images are back online.

E.K.Virtanen

Files and images back online. by EKVirtanenEKVirtanen, 1213632588|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Re: Ascii/Ansi compo
Anonymous (85.157.48.67) 1213609142|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
in discussion ASCII board. / Other ASCII. » Ascii/Ansi compo

Neat one. Though i noticed this now since i was at holiday last two weeks.

E.K.Virtanen

Re: Ascii/Ansi compo by Anonymous (85.157.48.67), 1213609142|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Ascii/Ansi compo
zefyroszefyros 1212784885|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
in discussion ASCII board. / Other ASCII. » Ascii/Ansi compo

Please visit disassembly.tk and participate with your stuff.
There's a week time left: deadline on Saturday the 14th of June.
Two part ASCII-compo, freestyle ANSI and tracked Adlib music competitions.
So, if there's some activity on this site or in the ASCII-scene, now it's time to shine
If have any questions, please ask.
Cheers.

Ascii/Ansi compo by zefyroszefyros, 1212784885|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Re: fbTUI
Anonymous (85.157.48.167) 1212267015|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
in discussion ASCII board. / Software. » fbTUI

Hi man. Been while since last time heard of you.
Been quiet at a-w.com. We mostly talk at basicprogramming.org.

Your tui sounds interesting. Im in need of one soon ;)
See link for more http://forum.basicprogramming.org/index.php?topic=242.0

E.K.Virtanen

Re: fbTUI by Anonymous (85.157.48.167), 1212267015|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
fbTUI
rickclark58rickclark58 1212173723|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
in discussion ASCII board. / Software. » fbTUI

Hey Folks,

Still no internet connect yet I'm afraid. Hopefully, soon.

However, I haven't been just laying around. :) While working on a couple of programs, I decided that I needed an easy to use gui system for FB. Since there really isn't one (that I know of) that is written in pure FB, I decided to write my own. Right now I have the main desk object and menu object working. The desk object is the core gui object that is the container for the menu and window objects. The window object is a container for the different control objects such as a textbox, label, button, etc. The syntax is quite easy to use. For example:

sub MessageHandler (objID as integer, e as EVENT)

'handle message

end sub

dim mydesk as desk = desk([options])

CreatMenu [options]
AddNewMenuItem [options]

desk.menu.ShowMenu
desk.ProcessMessage = @MessageHandler
desk.ShowDesk
desk.Run

The run command enters into the gui message loop. The MessageHandler sub is a user defined sub that you would use to handle any messages generated by the system. The objID is the id of the object you used when you created the object and the e as EVENT is the FB ScreenEvent record that is passed from the desk message loop. You pass the address of your message handler to the desk ProcessMessage before you run the desk object.

Next time I can get online I'll post some screen shots.

fbTUI by rickclark58rickclark58, 1212173723|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Re: I am still alive
Anonymous (85.157.48.167) 1208031789|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
in discussion General board. / Coffee table. » I am still alive

Hi rdc.
You cant even imagine how damn much i have wondered where the hell you are.
Good to know youre still kicking :)

Your projects sounds darn interesting (as usual), specially that book is something i would love to read. Game sounds HUGE. I want to know more details, and now i got to wait a whole month here?

Anyway, hopefully we get you back soon.

E.K.Virtanen

Re: I am still alive by Anonymous (85.157.48.167), 1208031789|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
I am still alive
rickclark58rickclark58 1207948438|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
in discussion General board. / Coffee table. » I am still alive

Hey Guys,

Just a little note to let you know I am still kicking. I will, hopefully, have my own connection next month some time. I have had a hard time finding an ISP that I could afford down here in Austin.

Even though I haven't been online, I have been working on a few things. I have an ascii (of course) space trading game in the works. Over 500 computer generated star systems to explore, numerous alien races, full economics model including banking and stock market, trade legally or smuggle or both, tactical combat system, create a space corporation or remain small and mobile, with open-ended game play. The object is to gain a least a billion credits but you play the game as long as you like.

I am also kicking around the idea of a book on rogue-like development using ascii. There might be a small market for that type of book since people are still interested in RL development. We'll see how that goes.

I hope everyone is well. See you all soon.

Rick

I am still alive by rickclark58rickclark58, 1207948438|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

It was expanded today significantly from 30 pieces to a whopping 100 pieces. Enjoy!

Re: ASCII Nudes Collection by Anonymous (67.181.163.118), 1207603885|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Hi peoples.

We are not dead, actually we are planning to release next issue of PCopy! e-zine (issue #70) at the end of this month.
All contributions are welcomed, as usual :) We cant do this with out you folks.

MystikShadows is a editor in chief for this issue, but e-zine is the same as allways.

PCopy! website is at http://pcopy.wikidot.com/ and you can contribute articles, editorials, letters, comics, reviews, previews, news and everything to moc.liamg|ffats.ypocp#moc.liamg|ffats.ypocp

Alternative emails;
moc.liamg|dlrowiicsa#moc.liamg|dlrowiicsa
moc.liamg|swodahskitsym#moc.liamg|swodahskitsym

E.K.Virtanen, da Mystiks little helper.

Re: PCOPY! #70 Submission Deadline by Anonymous (85.157.48.167), 1207581248|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
3 years full.
EKVirtanenEKVirtanen 1205338924|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
in discussion ASCII-World News / Latest news. » 3 years full.

ASCII-World had it's 3'rd anniversary at March 5'th. 1094 days line was passed then. Currently age of ASCII-World in days is over 1100. Precise number today is 1101.

I am glad now after looking around programming websites around the web. Resources of computers does get better all the time and learning to make 2D and 3D graphics gets easier in same speed.
Still, new ASCII applications does pop-up nearly every week.

How come this is possible? Why newbies does still start with ASCII when simple 2D is easy to do after few weeks of learning?

I have allways thought that ASCII game is like a book. Book cant beat the movie? Maybe because it does leave visual part of the fun for reader? In same way, i think ASCII games does work.
Game is the story and the action, but visual side comes from your own imagination. There is no way 3D can beat that?

E.K.Virtanen

3 years full. by EKVirtanenEKVirtanen, 1205338924|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
Domain is back.
EKVirtanenEKVirtanen 1205323411|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
in discussion ASCII-World News / Latest news. » Domain is back.

Time goes fast. I did pay bills for our domain ascii-world.com two days too late. This why, it did took nearly a week until we got it back to work.
At any point, there were no danger for loosing it to some other person.

E.K.Virtanen

Domain is back. by EKVirtanenEKVirtanen, 1205323411|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

The new deadline is set for March 24th and the release planned during the week after.

There's still time, but there's no point waiting for the last day ;-). So get cracking folks (your knuckles that is) and start writing up the goods. The earlier the better.

I have one contribution and planning on a few more. at least.

PCOPY! #70 Submission Deadline by MystikShadowsMystikShadows, 1203550411|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
PCopy! #60 is released.
EKVirtanenEKVirtanen 1199866133|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
in discussion General board. / Coffee table. » PCopy! #60 is released.

Issue #60 is out.
HTML and .zip.

PCopy! #60 is released. by EKVirtanenEKVirtanen, 1199866133|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

There is still one major article badly under work and interview is 70% finished.
Fact is i cant make this happen before christmas.
I have work everyday until saturday, when i do wake up at 03:45am since i got to be at work like 5am.
Right after i get back home, we need to drive to my hometown, bit over 250km.

Since situation is this, i can only move deadline at 2'nd of January 2008. This is only way to make sure there is enough time to do and build next issue so its not bug hell.

Sorry.

E.K.Virtanen

Re: PCopy! #60 deadline is closing. by Anonymous (85.157.185.254), 1198084616|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

All files, images and related what are hosted at http://www.shnetworks2.net has now moved to http://www.shnetworks4.net.
I have tried to change correct url everywhere but there is slight chance that i forgot something.

In that case, just change "2" to "4" in url and you should be ok to go.
Ill try to check everything in this day.

E.K.Virtanen

Important notice about our file host. by EKVirtanenEKVirtanen, 1197280337|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

I have just added three new links at Pascal Related Links.
All are links to tutorials which i think are really good ones.

E.K.Virtanen

More Pascal related links. by EKVirtanenEKVirtanen, 1197210439|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Hi peoples.

Just reminding you that deadline for next PCopy issue is in 10 days.
To see more, check http://pcopy.wikidot.com
About PCopy! in last issue in last published issue.

All contributions at moc.liamg|ffats.ypocp#moc.liamg|ffats.ypocp
Alternative emails at http://pcopy.wikidot.com/contact

Thank you. We could not do this with out you :)

E.K.Virtanen

Re: PCopy! #60 deadline is closing. by Anonymous (85.157.185.254), 1196885740|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover
''' TinyBASIC, by Nicholas Christopoulos
'' A SmallBASIC example :)

DIM variables(26) '' variables (one for each letter)
DIM stack(10) '' executor''s stack (GOSUB/FOR-NEXT/WHILE-WEND)
DIM labels(), program()

DEF varidx(name) = asc(left(name))-65

ip = -1 '' next command to execute (-1 = none, -2 = error)
sp = 0 '' stack pointer

CLS
print cat(2);"TinyBASIC v1";cat(-2)
print "A 450-line (with expression parser) SmallBASIC example"
print
print "Type HELP for catalog."
print "Type QUIT to exit..."
print
print "READY"
print

repeat
input "> ", inpstr
inpstr = trim(upper(inpstr))
cmd = trim(leftof(inpstr+" ", " ")) '' get command name
if len(cmd)
par = trim(rightof(inpstr, " "))
if isnumber(cmd) '' store command
addcmd val(cmd), par
else '' execute command
execute cmd, par
fi
fi
until cmd="QUIT"
end

'' Store command to memory
sub addcmd(num, cmd)
local i, ins, rep

ins = len(labels): rep = -1
for i = 0 to len(labels)-1
if labels(i) = num then rep=i:exit
if labels(i) > num then ins=i:exit
next
if rep = -1 '' new record
if len(cmd) '' no error, insert (or append)
insert labels, ins, num
insert program, ins, cmd
fi
else
if len(cmd) '' replace
program(rep) = cmd
else '' erase
delete labels, rep
delete program, rep
fi
fi
end

'' set value to a variable
sub setvar(varname, varval)
local idx

if len(varname)>1
TBError "ILLEGAL VARIABLES NAME, USE ONE-CHAR NAMES"
else
idx = varidx(varname)
varval = trim(varval)
if left(varvar) = chr(34) '' it is a string
variables(idx) = disclose(varval)
else '' it is an expression
variables(idx) = tbeval(varval)
fi
fi
end

'' execute a TB command
sub execute(cmd, par)
local idx, i, var, vstr
local parA, tstr, fstr, f, num

if cmd in ["END", "NEW"]
'' new program or end of program; syntax: NEW or END
ip = -1
sp = 0
if cmd="NEW"
erase labels, commands '' clear program
dim variables(26) '' clear variables
print:print "* DONE *":print
fi
elif cmd in ["QUIT", "REM"]
'' do nothing
elif cmd="LET"
'' assigns a value to a variable; syntax: LET variable = expression
sinput par; var, "=", vstr
setvar var, vstr
elif cmd="LIST"
'' prints the program, syntax: LIST
if len(labels)
for i=0 to len(labels)-1
print using "####: &"; labels(i); program(i)
next
else
TBError "NO PROGRAM IN MEMORY"
fi
elif cmd="RUN"
'' run the program, syntax: RUN
ip = 0
while ip<len(labels)
last_ip = ip

cmd = trim(leftof(program(ip)+" ", " "))
par = trim(rightof(program(ip), " "))
execute cmd, par

if ip = -2
print "* ERROR AT ";labels(last_ip);" *"
sp = 0
exit
elif ip = -1
print:print "* DONE *":print
sp = 0
exit
else
ip = ip + 1
fi
wend
elif cmd="INPUT"
'' get a value form console, syntax: INPUT [prompt,] variable
split par, ",", para, chr(34)+chr(34) use trim(x)
if len(para) = 0
ip = -2
else
if len(para) = 2
idx = 1
input disclose(para(i)); vstr
else
idx = 0
input "? ", vstr
fi
setvar para(idx), vstr
fi
elif cmd="PRINT"
'' print to console, syntax: PRINT [var1 [, varN]]
split par, ",", para, chr(34)+chr(34)+"()" use trim(x)
for vstr in para
if left(vstr)=chr(34) '' print string
print disclose(vstr); " ";
else '' print number (expression)
print tbeval(vstr); " ";
fi
next
print
elif cmd in ["GOTO", "GOSUB"]
'' Syntax: GOTO line or GOSUB line
search labels, val(par), idx
if idx = -1
TBError "LABEL "+par+" DOES NOT EXIST"
else
if cmd="GOSUB"
stack(sp) = ["R", ip] '' "R" = a ''return'' command  must read it
sp = sp + 1
fi
ip = idx-1
fi
elif cmd="RETURN"
'' syntax: RETURN
if sp > 0
sp = sp - 1
if stack(sp)(0) = "R" '' later you can add code for FOR and WHILE
ip = stack(sp)(1)
else
TBError "STACK MESS"
fi
else
TBError "STACK UNDERFLOW"
fi
elif cmd="IF"
'' IF! what else?. Syntax: IF expression THEN line [ ELSE line ]
sinput par; vstr, " THEN ", tstr, " ELSE ", fstr
if tbeval(vstr)
execute "GOTO",tstr
elif len(fstr)
execute "GOTO",fstr
fi
elif cmd="SAVE"
f=disclose(par)
if len(f)=0
TBError "MISSING: FILENAME"
else
if isarray(labels)
if instr(f, ".TBAS")=0 THEN f=f+".tbas" ELSE f=leftoflast(f, ".TBAS")+".tbas"
open f for output as #1
for i=0 to len(labels)-1
print #1; labels(i); " "; program(i)
next
close #1
print:print "* DONE *":print
else
TBError "NO PROGRAM IN MEMORY"
fi
fi
elif cmd="LOAD"
f=disclose(par)
if len(f)=0
TBError "MISSING: FILENAME"
else
ip = -1
sp = 0
erase labels, commands '' clear program
dim variables(26) '' clear variables
if instr(f, ".TBAS")=0 THEN f=f+".tbas" ELSE f=leftoflast(f, ".TBAS")+".tbas"
open f for input as #1
while not eof(1)
line input #1; vstr
num  = leftof (vstr, " ")
par  = rightof(vstr, " ")
addcmd val(num), par
wend
close #1
print:print "* DONE *":print
fi
elif cmd="FILES"
print files("*.tbas")
elif cmd="HELP"
PRINT
print "  ";cat(2);"TinyBASIC, v1";cat(-2)
PRINT
print "  * All variables are real numbers."
print "  * There are 26 variables, one for each letter"
print "  * INPUT return real number (not string)"
print "  * IF-THEN accepts only line-numbers (IF x THEN line ELSE line)"
print "  * PRINT uses only , as separator"
PRINT
print "  HELP";tab(15);"This screen"
print "  NEW";tab(15);"New program"
print "  RUN";tab(15);"Run program"
print "  LIST";tab(15);"Prints program to screen"
print "  SAVE";tab(15);"Saves program to disk"
print "  LOAD";tab(15);"Loads a program from disk"
print "  FILES";tab(15);"Prints the list of TB programs"
print "  REM";tab(15);"Remarks"
print "  GOTO";tab(15);"Transfers control to ..."
print "  LET";tab(15);"Assigns a value to a variable"
print "  PRINT";tab(15);"Prints an expression"
print "  INPUT";tab(15);"Inputs a value"
print "  IF";tab(15);" "
print "  GOSUB";tab(15);" "
print "  RETURN";tab(15);" "
print "  END";tab(15);"Terminate the program"
PRINT
else
TBError "BAD COMMAND"
fi
end

'' Run-time error
sub TBError(errmsg)
PRINT
print chr(7);"* ";errmsg;" *"
PRINT
ip = -2
end

'' ==== expression parser ====

'' evaluate an expression
def TBEval(expr)
local result, rmn, c

result = 0
expr = ltrim(expr)
if len(expr) then logical result, expr
TBEval = result
end

'' number
def valueof(byref expr)
local c, i, v

for i=1 to len(expr)
c = mid(expr, i, 1)
if not (c in "0123456789.") then exit
next
if i < len(expr)
v = left(expr, i-1)
expr = mid(expr, i)
else
v = expr
expr = ""
fi
valueof = val(v)
end

'' operators: ( ) or value
sub parenth(byref l, byref expr)
local op, vname

op = left(expr)
if op = "("
expr = mid(expr, 2)
logical l, expr
if left(expr)=")" then expr = mid(expr, 2)
else
if op in "0123456789."
l = valueof(expr)
'' elif, check for function
else '' variable
l = variables(varidx(expr))
expr = if(len(expr)>1, mid(expr, 2), "")
fi
fi
end

'' unary operators: - + NOT
sub unary(byref l, byref expr)
local op

if left(expr,3) = "NOT"
op="NOT"
expr = mid(expr,4)
elif left(expr,1) in ["-", "+"]
op=left(expr)
expr=mid(expr,2)
fi
parenth l, expr
if op="NOT"
l = NOT l
elif op="-"
l = -l
elif op="+"
'' ignore it
fi
end

'' operators: * /
sub muldiv(byref l, byref expr)
local op, r

unary l, expr
while left(expr) in "*/"
op = left(expr)
expr = mid(expr, 2)
unary r, expr
if op = "*"
l *= r
elif op = "/"
if r=0
TBError "DIVISION BY ZERO"
else
l /= r
fi
fi
wend
end

'' operators: + -
sub addsub(byref l, byref expr)
local op, r

muldiv l, expr
while left(expr) in "+-"
op = left(expr)
expr = mid(expr, 2)
muldiv r, expr
if op = "+"
l += r
elif op = "-"
l -= r
fi
wend
end

'' returns the logical operator
func getlogopr(expr)
local idx, op3, op2, op1

op3=["AND"]
op2=["OR", "<=", ">=", "=<", "=>", "<>"]
op1=["=", ">", "<"]
search op3, left(expr,3), idx
if idx >= 0 then getlogopr=op3(idx):exit
search op2, left(expr,2), idx
if idx >= 0 then getlogopr=op2(idx):exit
search op1, left(expr,1), idx
if idx >= 0 then getlogopr=op1(idx):exit
getlogopr=""
end

'' logical and comparation operators
sub logical(byref l, byref expr)
local op, r

addsub l, expr
while getlogopr(expr) <> ""
op = getlogopr(expr)
expr = mid(expr, len(op)+1)
addsub r, expr
if op = "AND"
l = l AND r
elif op = "OR"
l = l OR r
elif op = "="
l = (l = r)
elif op = "<"
l = l < r
elif op = ">"
l = l > r
elif op = ">=" or op = "=>"
l = l >= r
elif op = "<=" or op = "=<"
l = l <= r
elif op = "<>"
l = l <> r
fi
wend
end
'

http://smallbasic.sourceforge.net/?q=node/139

tinyBasic with smallBasic by Anonymous (85.157.185.254), 1196740579|%e %b %Y, %H:%M %Z|agohover

Deadline is 15'th Dec. 2007.
Submissions at moc.liamg|ffats.ypocp#moc.liamg|ffats.ypocp

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