[qbasic] Forum Topics

I copied qbasic.exe and qbasic.hlp (no way to tell the version ?) from my Dos 6 Install floppy into a folder. Qbasic.exe executes ok either from within or outside the folder, but can't access its help file. I used the qbasic options 'help path' tab to enter the correct path …

I find it interesting that QBASIC is mentioned for several reasons: 1. This language and any of its predacessors are hardly used these days. And, if they are, it's most likely for nostalgic reasons. At one time, I remember, some schools used it for introductory programming courses. For a time, …

How do i get quick basic on windows xp? Thanks

hi, sorry, but i hate my school... it will listen silly, but i can't do the tasks in Qbasic... i hate, hate, hate it....! please, help....

Hi: i don't know if i am in the right forum or not.if i am not please direct me to the proper one.i am trying to use qbasic in the above os. i migrated from win98se to winxp. i constanly get an error 76 "path not found".the program will work …

Hello! Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How do I print in QBasic. I have tried opening it (the program code) in note/word pad but it comes out in funny characters. What can I do?? Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks.

Hi...I have posted here once with a question but it was way back and i figured it out by myself :) the thing is, i dont catch onto qbasic well at all. it involves math and a lot of memorization which i am really bad at :rolleyes: right now, i …

I am currently enrolled in a QBASIC class, where we use QBASIC 4.5 in a Windows XP environment. But for some reason, I am unable to get them to work properly at home. Specifically, my screen seems to only allow enough vertical room for a LOCATE to reach about 22 …

Hi everyone, Stevo69 here. Just come across you site.. and very informative. I in my late 30's and have discovered VB 4 and 5 about 5 years ago after using Quick Basic 4.5 for a number of years. I have no plans to upgrade to further versions (something called (.NET) …

Does anyone know how to play an already made midi file in QBasic? I have downloaded several peoples programs but they do not seem to work. Does anyone know of any code to play a midi file? Thanks TP :mrgreen:

HI, I am a new person to the forum and also a pretty new person to coding. I am having difficulty with an assignment and need some direction. Here's the problem: I'm a car sales person who is giving discounts on certain styles and years of cars. In my 2D …

Hi Everyone: I'm an engineer that doesn't usually get involved in programming problems, but I have a customer who recently sent me a piece of equipment that only runs on an old GW-BASIC program. I used to program in BASIC (as most of us over 35 probably have), but its …

Hi Guys, Could anyone tell me what is the best book I can use to learn Qbasic pretty fast? I am knowledgable in Visual Basic, I am hoping it will help me with my qbasic learning. Ini

Hi Folks, need some help with converting the following QBasic code to Dalphi LPRINT chr$(27);"[@";chr$(4);chr$(0);chr$(0);chr$(0);chr$(34);chr$(0) It prints double line spacing, double character height. the Delphi code write(#27'W1' + 'Test page') - Double width printing works ok Thanks Ken

Have been asked to convert a set of programs from QBASIC to VB6. Any real pitfalls that i should watch out for? FWIW, my BASIC experience is mainly GW-BASIC and earlier. And yes, i WILL be RTFMing. tke

Just wanted to say hey! Althoug i am a newb to this site, i have been working with computers(repairing, and configuring) for about 5 years now. I have no experience with Linux, but i know winddows like the back of my hand. I have been programming in QBASIC for about …

Ok so I have a program to read three exam scores from 6 students. I have to make the program average the 3 exam scores for each student and then have an average for each invidual exam. Then have a total average for every score there. Blah I can't get …

[B][COLOR=Blue]dude theres a simple overide solution search the WINDOWS folder for AUTOEXEC.NT and copy it to C:\WINDOWS\System32 and voila!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Qbasic will work. Now if you want Qbasic 7.1 or a copy of AUTOEXEC.NT email me at :idea: :idea: <snip> :idea: :idea: :mrgreen: [/COLOR] [/B]

Trying to convert old QB program to VB.NET. The declarations block would help a lot. I know full well your not going to convert the whole program for me LOL. I only wish :-). 1 REM FILE: DUALFAZE.BAS, WRITTEN IN QBASIC 2 REM 3 REM Printer port control of 6-wire …

Does anyone know how to count the number of characters words in a string or in anything in QBasic? I'm trying to make a hangman game and I have a list of all my words but i need to find out how to count characters for the blank spaces, you …

Hello. I am a newby and I am taking an "introductioin to programming" class. I have to write some code in qbasic for a grade and qbasic will not run on my Xp(sp2) machine. Is there an easy way to make this dinosaur run? thanx.................

My new PC is eMachines3260, it has an HPdeskjet 3840 printer, it has windowsXP pre-installed by the supplier. The old PC had windows98 and its printer (HP deskjet 695c) is now US. Qbasic was installed on the old PC by its supplier, I have no software disc for the Qbasic …

I was wondering is there a way you can create a small operating system that can fit into you floppy disk? :surprised

Hi all, im newbie in qbasic. i wanna output this example by for next loop 5 54 543 5432 54321 how to do please and same like question 12345 23456 34567 45678 plese help me thanks

Hello, I am still a student and this is an assignment, I'm not neccessarily looking for a solution but simpy an answer to guide me in troubleshooting this logical (I think) problem. I designed a simple program to seperate text data into usable fields in accordance with my assignment. I …

Here I have put together a small program compiled from the ideas of other members on this forum. It allow all DOS programs to work again on Windows XP including QBasic!!! Here Is the Link! [url]http://www.winxpdos.tk/[/url] Just Download DosWINXP - Fix and follow the instructions during the setup.

Hi- I am completely new at programming. In fact, I haven't even started classes yet, just reading an old second-hand book on QBASIC. I've gotten to a part where it tells me how to get into QBASIC and how to write a sample program. At the DOS prompt, I typed …

I have the following problem: 2 years ago I did a Qbasic program which calculated a graphic, show this graphic on the screen and then the graphic is sended to Printer. The statement I used was << SHELL "prtscr.exe" >> where ptrscr.exe y a program which capture the screen and …

[Somehow I posted this Friday in the VB456 forum...sheesh, you'd think after 15 years of foruming, I'd do better than THAT... well, let's try again here.] I confess that I'm very very rusty with this. Years ago I programmed a QB45 app for a client, and have never done anything …

Which type of basic came first? Is there muchly of a difference?

I confess that I'm very very rusty with this. Years ago I programmed a QB45 app for a client, and have never done anything since. Today we found a bug and I've found it in the source but I can't get the (unchanged) code to start in QB45 under XP; …

hope someone can help-i am working on a radio telescope and need to input data thru the parallel or serial port into a computer and have the computer display said data.i would like to use qbasic altho nominal i do have some experience in qbasic. i have seen refferences to …

Hi all Can anyone please tell me how to print out graphics that i generated using QBasic. I use an XP machine and am connected to a local printer. Any tips or solutions regarding this issue will be greately appreciated. Thanks Ven.

Hey, I'm Mark Kéy-Balchin. I'm pretty young by most people's standards. But I've been into computers for some time now (4 years) and just recently I've been delving into programming. I've got the basics of QBASIC down, and now I'm onto Visual Basic. I hope to start on C++ or …

Hmm I get this stupid Binding error comes up in the bottom left corner if anyone knows how to fix it please help.

Hello again. I'm dealing with the same problem I was dealing the other day, and although I have found a couple of decent solutions I would like to know if there is a better one. Therefore this message regards the exact same problem mentioned in the other thread by me …

Hello. I'm using one of the QBasic compilers (almost certainly version 2.0) and while I can use many of the commands, "/ah", the command for using arrays exceeding the 64 Kb limit, doesn't work. Maybe it's because the program I'm compiling is in GW-Basic instead of Q-Basic, but the compiler …

If you want your BASIC progs to go on running on XP you can do any of the following:- (a) Get rid of Windows Wait 2years and CHINA will do this for you The reason Windows is a mess is it was forced to inherit all manner of conflicting protocols …

After compiling a QBasic program, an object code file is created (.obj). My question is: How do I look at that file? I've tried opening it with a number of different programs, but all I get is gibberish. Thanks for any help....

On 15 Nov 2004 Bill Gates downloaded a "fix" to my Win XP (without informing me) From then on XP no longer allowed me to run BASIC I have been writing ALL my progs in BASIC for 30 years so this is catastrophic. Has anyone ideas who to contact who …

Can somebody help me. I need to convert a programme from Qbasic to Java. Any help is much appreciated. Peter

Trying to run QBASIC 1.1 in Windows XP Professional, I get Error message "16-bit MS-DOS Subsystem, Please Input Parameters for this Application". What is wanted here? What should I enter to run QBASIC?

I was wondering if anyone could aid me by telling me the code or an example of code, for making objects move when a user hits an arrow key or any key for that matter. I've been searching for days for a tutorial to aid me, but have come up …

What do I need to do if I get an error in QBasic saying [CODE]call absolute[/CODE] and it doesn't work - or something like that. I don't have absolute to call?!? This is when I have been looking at other peoples code and then trying to run them. Help! Thanks, …

I am having trouble getting the right code to look at a .txt file and print a random word from a list, going down the .txt file. I can get it to open the file which i think is: [B]OPEN "whatever" FOR INPUT AS [/B] ? and then [B]print[/B] ? …

Hi everyone, I am a computer teacher in the midwest that is going to have to teach a unit on QBASIC very shortly! i am really a science teacher and would love a little help. i am looking for short, 10 lines or so, programs that the kids can type …

I have an old BASIC program which I unfortunately no longer have a copy of. I do, however, have the original source code in a research report which I have scanned onto my computer and saved as a text file. I have not had any luck copying the text into …

Greetings......... I bought a basic application that doesn't print out a hard copy properly. The sellers of same can't figure out what the problem w/their code is. Would like to get a "bare bones" Qbasic app without mortgaging my very being. Am I asking too much, or is my need …

I want to run a q-basic program with a VB6 interface, they both need to send and recieve data in order for the q-basic program to run a small robot and the VB6 program to draw graphs and output data to the user, dependant on the robot feedback. How would …

concepts I am using the GOSUB statements and subroutines, I have completed the input statements it is a payroll program Input: employee number number of dependents hourly rate hours worked Ouput: employee number number of dependents hourly rate hours worked also the gross pay, and federal tax have to be …