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by Foz
Thu Nov 20, 2014 7:59 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: sixty
Replies: 30
Views: 10319

Re: sixty

How did I miss this? Sorry NM, happy birthday. Maybe I'll be on time for your 90th... ;)
by Foz
Thu Oct 30, 2014 12:21 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: A question to an older graphics designer
Replies: 14
Views: 5748

Re: A question to an older graphics designer

It was always 640x480 - all monitors were 4:3, so 640x480, 800x600, and if you had a really good monitor and enough graphics memory, 1024x786 In DOS, you generally worked with 320x240 or 640x480. Sometimes you would use the resolutions of 320x200 or 640x400, but they were DOS limited, you never had ...
by Foz
Sat Sep 20, 2014 10:57 am
Forum: Coding Questions
Topic: [Not Bug] FindString find not the string
Replies: 15
Views: 5472

Re: [Not Bug] FindString find not the string

Just as a thought, but what if it was possible to say, all functions *have* to define all parameters, i.e. EnableExplicitParameters. Personally I detest optional parameters, because (imho) it encourages bad coding practice, such as the same function doing completely different things, depending on th...
by Foz
Fri Sep 05, 2014 12:27 pm
Forum: Announcement
Topic: Support for Ascii compilation ends after the next LTS cycle
Replies: 94
Views: 94519

Re: Support for Ascii compilation ends after the next LTS cy

SpiderBasic just compiles to Javascript, so everything is done at browser level.

I think the file(s) output are UTF-8, but what the browser does with it is another question entirely.
by Foz
Tue Aug 26, 2014 5:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why to choose PureBasic?
Replies: 19
Views: 8933

Re: Why to choose PureBasic?

PowerBasic: I would have tried if they have a trial version. No trial, no go. I wasn't shelling out $199 to find out whether I liked it or not. RealBasic: Trial version would not work no matter what I tried, and for what I required, I would have had to buy the "Pro" version, which IIRC was...
by Foz
Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:28 pm
Forum: Coding Questions
Topic: CreateDialog + OpenXMLDialog + #PB_Any
Replies: 2
Views: 1440

Re: CreateDialog + OpenXMLDialog + #PB_Any

Wonderful stuff! :D

Thanks Fred!
by Foz
Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:18 pm
Forum: Coding Questions
Topic: CreateDialog + OpenXMLDialog + #PB_Any
Replies: 2
Views: 1440

CreateDialog + OpenXMLDialog + #PB_Any

I think this is a bug in implementation, but I do have to check first. The idea is that when you click a button, the XML Dialog window will show, and then the only thing you can do is then close it. If I have the CreateDialog and the XML window id set to the same value, you can then trap that EventW...
by Foz
Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:22 am
Forum: Coding Questions
Topic: Calling Procedures by Name
Replies: 3
Views: 1759

Re: Calling Procedures by Name

Well damn, when did that runtime library get added?

It's been sat under my nose all this time...

Thanks Danilo!
by Foz
Thu Aug 21, 2014 12:42 am
Forum: Coding Questions
Topic: Calling Procedures by Name
Replies: 3
Views: 1759

Calling Procedures by Name

Is it possible, somehow, to call a procedure within the same executable, but by using the name of the procedure, or a label to locate the address of the procedure or some other way of doing it? My current solutions is either a massive Select Case statement, or I use DLLs which have stringy return is...
by Foz
Wed Aug 20, 2014 11:05 am
Forum: Tricks 'n' Tips
Topic: Unicode string Len and Mid procedures using SSE2
Replies: 32
Views: 12900

Re: Unicode string Len and Mid procedures using SSE2

Windows 7 SP1, PB 5.30 x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3450 CPU @ 3.10GHz Unicode mid string, SSE2 vs PB Short string : 101(SSE2) vs 86(PB) Longer string : 82(SSE2) vs 82(PB) Very long string : 391(SSE2) vs 2229(PB) I think I'd prefer this version that takes a hit on small strings but I get a performance ...
by Foz
Sun Aug 10, 2014 9:39 am
Forum: Announcement
Topic: Support for Ascii compilation ends after the next LTS cycle
Replies: 94
Views: 94519

Re: Support for Ascii compilation ends after the next LTS cy

This makes good sense - we all have 3 years! to change and update our software. Introducing Unicode at the next LTS would be too big a change too soon for some people, so this decision is a very wise move. This means that gives Fred & Co a lot of time to resolve bugs, as well as a community, we ...
by Foz
Fri Aug 08, 2014 4:02 pm
Forum: Coding Questions
Topic: Prototypes, strings and DLL again
Replies: 6
Views: 3297

Re: Prototypes, strings and DLL again

Just to raise this an issue again, but why doesn't Prototype.s work the same as Prototype.i + PeekS()?
by Foz
Wed Jul 23, 2014 1:12 pm
Forum: Announcement
Topic: PureBasic 5.30 is out !
Replies: 63
Views: 29067

Re: PureBasic 5.30 is out !

BTW, could some of you test the links for the LTS version on your user account and confirm everything is OK ? Aye, they all download fine for me. And the Windows x64 5.22 installs just fine as well. Slight Problem! Install the 5.30 x64, and in the uninstall list in Programs & Features, PureBasi...
by Foz
Wed Jul 23, 2014 1:04 pm
Forum: Announcement
Topic: PureBasic 5.30 is out !
Replies: 63
Views: 29067

Re: PureBasic 5.30 is out !

Fred wrote:BTW, could some of you test the links for the LTS version on your user account and confirm everything is OK ?
Aye, they all download fine for me.

And the Windows x64 5.22 installs just fine as well.
by Foz
Wed Jul 23, 2014 12:34 pm
Forum: Announcement
Topic: PureBasic 5.30 is out !
Replies: 63
Views: 29067

Re: PureBasic 5.30 is out !

Thanks Fred!

A generic serializer - in xml AND json! *drools*

This finally fixes a problem of generic communication between 32 bit clients and 64 bit servers! Woohoo!