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Re: Closing Time
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 11:57 am
by MachineCode
Demivec wrote:Place End first, then EnableExplicit. Then compile your code. It will check the source for declared variables and procedures but won't run any of it.
But is this the same as the new "Check Syntax" compiler option? If so, it's an obsolete tip.
Re: Closing Time
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:40 pm
by Demivec
MachineCode wrote:Demivec wrote:Place End first, then EnableExplicit. Then compile your code. It will check the source for declared variables and procedures but won't run any of it.
But is this the same as the new "Check Syntax" compiler option? If so, it's an obsolete tip.
You're a little late to the party, read a few of the posts before yours...

Re: Closing Time
Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 9:18 pm
by blueznl
davido wrote:Reassuring to know that Fred has arranged for end to clear up any mess-up my code might make!

Not entirely true. This obviously only applies to build-in commands, not if you mess a little with WinApi...
Re: Closing Time
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:56 pm
by GWS
@utopiomania and WilliamL ..
Thanks for the welcome guys ..
I nearly missed it as you'd resurrected this old thread ..
I'm not much good with PB yet - it feels strange after years with another Basic.
But I'm trying various things, and I'm quite impressed by this language. If only I can figure how it all fits together.
One thing I haven't figured yet - if a user writes a few little programs in PB - where best to post the code, with associated sound and graphics files, for others to try ?
Best wishes,
Graham
Re: Closing Time
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:55 pm
by LuCiFeR[SD]
GWS wrote:One thing I haven't figured yet - if a user writes a few little programs in PB - where best to post the code, with associated sound and graphics files, for others to try ?
Hi Graham,
you could use
Free web hosting or
BitBucket or maybe
Google Drive or similar.
Regards,
Ash.
Re: Closing Time
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:13 pm
by GWS
Thanks for the info Ash ..
It seems a pity this forum doesn't provide for users to upload contribution .zip files into appropriate areas.
The community would surely be more vibrant, and it would help people learning the language considerably.
Maybe there's a problem with capacity or something ..
best wishes,
Graham.
Re: Closing Time
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:40 pm
by LuCiFeR[SD]
GWS wrote:Thanks for the info Ash ..
It seems a pity this forum doesn't provide for users to upload contribution .zip files into appropriate areas.
The community would surely be more vibrant, and it would help people learning the language considerably.
Maybe there's a problem with capacity or something ..
best wishes,
Graham.
To be honest with you Graham, I too would like to see some features along the lines of what you are suggesting... but unfortunately, you have to consider site security,bandwidth and time to implement such features. phpbb is not exactly what you could call "user friendly" from an administration/modding point of view lol
Posting code is easy enough with the code tag. but if you actually want to show off your work/contributions to the full, your only alternatives really are uploading said zips to free hosting or the other similar alternatives I mentioned before and using the URL bbcode tags to link to the file.
You could always ask Fred via the
Feature Requests and Wishlists Forum making it clear in the topic that it is website related so that it doesn't get confused with language requests

The worst thing he can say is "no"

Re: Closing Time
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:49 pm
by ts-soft
Many pb-programmes are seen incorrectly as a virus and if one this uploaded on
http://www.purebasic.fr, is probably soon no more accessible the homepage for many users

Re: Closing Time
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:30 pm
by GWS
Hi ts-soft ..
I was aware of the problem - but we can't let the virus maniacs win and ruin computing for the rest of us.
Fred's recent blog suggested people should contact the anti-virus companies with examples and get them to modify their false positives.
That's a start, but as a commercial entity, PureBasic should approach them officially as well.
I'm running Norton at the moment, and I've not encountered any warnings for the pb programs I've run.
it's been a problem on and off for many years on the Ionic Wind forum - but they are widely recognised as false positives, and the site carries on as normal. Makers of anti-virus programs like Avast and AVG are notified of examples, and eventually modify their software. It is a nuisance though ..
best wishes,
Graham