QuickBasic Knowledge Base for the Apple Macintosh

QUICKBASIC FOR THE APPLE MACINTOSH
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Use Long Integer with PEEK, PEEKW, and PEEKL; SINGLE Can Fail (42550)
How to Change "About Application..." Using ResEdit (40720)
SOUND Truncation End of Compiled Program, OK Interpreter (32419)
How to Make COMMAND+Key Alternatives to MENUs in BASIC (57778)
FIX: ELSEIF Syntax Error Marked on IF Line in Interpreter (20592)
Use "Check arrays & overflow" option with arrays (32500)
Using Static/Dynamic Arrays in Compiler and Interpreter (32416)
Mac QB 1.00 README: Creating Application and Document Icons (34351)
Macintosh Alternate Video Buffer Not Supported by QuickBASIC (40372)
How to Send Contents of a Specified Window to a Printer (32971)
How to Create ToolBoxNewOS, ToolBoxNewTool for New ROM Calls (43561)
AppleTalk Printer 60-Second Time-Out Kills Mac BASIC Printing (23449)
MAC QB 1.00 README: "Out of Memory"; Changing SIZE resource (34346)
BUG: Subpgm Run-time "Error 35": Compiled w/ Line Length=255 (75413)
FIX: PRINT ERL,X Gives Syntax Error in Macintosh QuickBasic (20562)
@, ], and [ Do Not Have Special Meanings in Mac QuickBASIC (35661)
ABOUT, WAIT Are Reserved and Unimplemented; RENUM Misspelled (38500)
A Handle Points to a Pointer to a Macintosh Heap Block (37311)
"System Error" with Inadvertent Implied CALL; B=2: B ; C-D=E (20538)
MAC QB 1.00 README: CopyFile Moves Both Data and Resource Fork (34337)
BUG: Pressing BACKSPACE on Breakpoint Line Del Wrong Character (34281)
"SYNTAX ERROR" Correction for QuickBASIC PrintScreen Example (47891)
Macintosh QuickBASIC May Load Wrong or Unexpected File (35719)
How BASIC's Graphics GET Statement Stores Graphics in an Array (51412)
BUG: SYSTEM(1) Function Gives Incorrect Value in 1.0e Env (85154)
WIDTH Statement Incorrectly Lists All Parameters as Optional (61658)
Example of Finding a File's Type in Macintosh QuickBASIC (50468)
EDIT$ Returns "Invalid Function Call" in Nonactive Window (45894)
How to Eject a Disk in Only One Drive in Macintosh QuickBASIC (45175)
PRINT or BEEP "Error 11" in QuickBASIC Compiled apl Program (33053)
FIX: Compiled QuickBasic Sys Error on Macintosh IIci IIcx IIfx (59137)
Table 7.1 Reference Should Be 2.1 on QuickBASIC Page 126 (47123)
How to Draw Border Around BUTTON in QuickBASIC for Macintosh (45480)
Language Ref. Page 35 Has Incorrect Double-Precision Format (43205)
DrawText Faster Than PRINT, Output to Screen or Printer (33018)
BUG: "Device I/O" Error When Save w/ MS Mail & Not on Network (34609)
QuickBASIC Program to Delete Apple Menu from Menu Bar (44233)
How to Make QuickBASIC Smaller to Fit on Bootable Floppy Disk (34812)
Macintosh QuickBASIC ToolBox Call to Trap Any Key Press (57441)
Memory Map Correction for Mac QuickBASIC Compiled Applications (35626)
DrawPicture,,corner%(0) Correction for QuickBASIC Page 479 (45482)
BUG: Undefined Subprogram CALLing Machine Language Using Long (61334)
QuickBASIC's ToolBox Statement Can't Call Routines Not in ROM (33055)
"Bad File Name or Number" (Error 52) If CANCEL "LPT1: PROMPT" (42361)
Using "LPT1: PROMPT", Draft Character Width Differs from Best (20520)
BUG: GetPicture "Invalid Function Call" after CHAIN (78387)
Macintosh System Error, Hang/No Output; "Use Default Window" (33054)
FIX: "Type Mismatch" on Compile When SUBprogram Has >25 Params (44758)
No LPRINT, LLIST, "LPT1: DIRECT" Allowed in AppleTalk Network (28982)
BUG: Double Precision to Power of Integer Var Fails Compiled (43566)
Mac QB 1.00E: Cannot Change Options Because File Is Locked (90893)
How to Read Binary Files Using BASICs Without BINARY Access (59290)
Scroll Bar Toolbox Routines for Use Only with ScrollText (61677)
Garbage Assigning VAL or Single Precision to Double Precision (45421)
How to Make PostScript Escape Font for QuickBASIC Application (36027)
RND and RANDOMIZE Alternatives for Generating Random Numbers (28150)
BUG: String Manipulation Slower in Compiler Vs Interpreter (20456)
Microsoft Can't Update Apple ResEdit for Macintosh Customers (50307)
CHAIN MERGE Can Repeatedly Append Second Program to First (45899)
BUG: When Compiled, LINE INPUT Fails/Hangs w/ 341 Iterations (49211)
MAC QB 1.00 README: Resources Stored in Source & Application (34287)
How to Compile a Batch of Files with Macintosh QuickBasic (36333)
Macintosh QuickBASIC Example to Create and Use Scroll Bars (37315)
Explanation of Top% in ToolBoxSampler Example for QuickBASIC (45058)
DIALOG Status is Not Reset in Interpreter When Program Ends (44495)
Sending Control Codes to ImageWriter I, II, LQ from QuickBASIC (46815)
Understanding Floating-Point Differences in Mac QuickBASIC (34292)
ON Event GOSUB, ON ERROR GOTO Labels Must Be in Main Program (20541)
BASIC Can't Make Desk Accessory, Pure Code, or XCMD Resource (35810)
INPUT and LINE INPUT Make Macintosh Mouse Pointer Disappear (42702)
Passing Integers Between QuickBASIC and MPW C Version 3.00 (59533)
BASIC Can Write Files for MS Excel Spreadsheet (68122)
BUG: Highlighted Text Disappears When List Window Redisplayed (34282)
INSTR() Function Performs ASCII Compare and Is Case Sensitive (44799)
MAC QB 1.00 README: If CHAIN "Out of Memory," Change Stack (34347)
DiffRgn (Region) Example for Macintosh QuickBASIC and BASIC (45478)
Macintosh QB Limits for Names, Strings, Numbers, Arrays (37895)
Offset for Jump To... Option Appears Incorrect after $INCLUDE (33142)
MAC QB 1.0 README: Use SubLaunch to Run Any Mac Application (34345)
"Type Mismatch" Using Boolean Arguments in TOOLBOX CALL (32728)
No "Go To..." Item in Search Menu in Macintosh QuickBASIC (46377)
BUG: Compiled Error 57 68020/68881 Option STRING$(32767,32) (71240)
MAC QB 1.00 README: Custom LIBinit and LIBterm; LIBRARY (34333)
ToolBox Calls to System Event Functions Fail in QuickBASIC (33056)
ToolBox ForeColor "TYPE MISMATCH" Using COL% Instead of COL& (45174)
QuickBasic Incompatible with Radius, Prodigy Accelerator Board (35439)
No LIST, LLIST, MERGE, NEW, TRON, TROFF in BASIC Compiler (32418)
Passing DYNAMIC and STATIC Arrays in COMMON; Macintosh BASIC (32222)
MAC QB 1.00 README: How to Send Screen Graphics to Printer (34352)
How to Align Misaligned Columns in Macintosh Program Output (43206)
BUG: AlertMover's Alert->New File Option Doesn't Make New File (47751)
Losing Characters with COM1: Communications in Macintosh BASIC (33087)
255 Dimensions Per Array in Interpreter, 7 in Compiler (33735)
BUG: Extra Insertion Point on List Window (34959)
BUG: Bad Floating-Point Result When Using STATIC Array (71568)
BUG: Cursor from INPUT Statement Incorrectly Displayed (57373)
How to Find Name of Currently Chosen Macintosh Printer Driver (32970)
When Macintosh QuickBASIC 1.00 Might Forget Compiler Options (36334)
BUG: Extra $ with PRINT USING "$$" Format in Mac QuickBasic (39589)
How Macintosh QuickBASIC Uses Resource and Data Forks of Files (42463)
How to Use REM or ' Comments in DATA Statements without Error (36395)
FIX: SHIFT+Click to Select Text in 100K File May Fail (57380)
FILES$(1) Function Doesn't Work Properly with System 6.0.8 (95332)
Labels & Line Numbers Must Be Unique, Even Across Subprograms (20540)
QuickBasic for Macintosh Will Not Run with 32-bit Addressing (84557)
Copying Macintosh BASIC Screen to Hercules Screen on IBM PC (33813)
How to Use "COM1: " Serial Communications in Macintosh BASIC (20549)
Definition of a Macintosh "Pure Code" Resource (45950)
BUG: Cannot ERASE Passed Arrays That Are DIMmed in SUBprograms (61404)
Error 35 "Subprogram Not Defined" Compiling CONES Program (43785)
BUG: $ Not Bold in EDIT$, FILES$, INPUT$, PICTURE$ (35325)
OpenResFile; Resources May Save Incorrectly in Interpreter (42464)
BUG: CIRCLE(x,y),rad,,-0.1,0 Draws Only the Radius in Basic (67374)
BUG: Correction for Rtrim and Ltrim QuickBasic Utilities (58038)
Variable Names Starting with "FN" Give "Syntax Error" (45896)
BUG: MBPC LIBRARY Fails in Compiled Mac QuickBasic w/o LIBINIT (39870)
NAME, FILES$(1), File Types, in Macintosh BASIC (20503)
How to CLEAR Maximum Amount of Data Space; Heap Space (32327)
QuickBASIC AllocTempDesc Gets Descriptor of Last String Used (45173)
BUG: List Window May Not Update Correctly When Using Bookmark (45893)
BUG: DragGrayRgn Works Differently in QuickBasic (40140)
QuickBASIC Program to Disable Apple Menu from Menu Bar (44232)
Only Eight Library Files Can Be Open at Once (32973)
"Out of Memory" Using More than One CLEAR Statement (33051)
FOR with Conditional IF...THEN NEXT Causes Problems (35718)
Differences Between MS-DOS and Macintosh QuickBasic Statements (35886)
How to Get the Names of All Mounted Macintosh Disk Volumes (69211)
Correction for ToolBox Statement Example Calling ScrollRect (58659)
Changing Text Font for Macintosh QuickBasic Listing Window (33042)
FIELD Variables Unavailable After Random File Is CLOSED (33305)
How to Center the Printing of Any Font in QuickBASIC (48013)
Correction for PaintArc, QuickBASIC ToolBox Example, Page 516 (58674)
Macintosh BASIC Example to TAB between Multiple EDIT FIELDs (40713)
Graphics GET and PUT Change Colors to Monochrome in QuickBASIC (33038)
BUG: Mac QB Forgets Clip Region When Changing Between Windows (62271)
How to Allocate a Block of Heap Using NewPtr Toolbox Routine (45426)
Use Logical AND to Determine Which Bits Are Set in an Integer (32730)
Dialog and Alert Boxes in Macintosh QuickBASIC (32966)
edhandle& Missing from Parameter List of TESETSELECT Routine (44136)
Macintosh QuickBASIC Manual Correction: Array1, Array2 Sizes (39242)
nVIR Resources Result from Infection by nVIR Virus (43790)
Changing Macintosh System Can Make QuickBASIC Fail to Run (38641)
Complete QuickBASIC Program to Browse & Expand Get Info.. Help (35898)
Compiled PICTURE ON Statement Renders WINDOW Border Invisible (45691)
Colors Sent to Apple LaserWriter Convert to Black and White (33043)
No BUTTON Text Using BACKPAT and TEXTMODE 3 on Macintosh II (45172)
Mac BASIC Interpreter Allocates DYNAMIC Arrays, Never STATIC (32223)
BUG: Math w/ Long-Integer Constants Gives Bad Answer Compiled (57710)
TEXTFACE(2) Must Be Used with TEXTMODE(1) in Macintosh BASIC (32401)
How to Put an Icon in a Menu Item Using ToolBox Statement (58677)
FIX: SHIFT+Double-Click Selects Vertical Box Wrong InsertPoint (35328)
Negative Math/Overflow in Compiled Program; OK in Interpreter (34290)
PRB: ScrollText & Improper RETURN from ON Event GOSUB Can Bomb (48727)
Closing Active Macintosh Window Doesn't Activate Other Window (40080)
How to Enable Program Compiled in Mac QB to Run In Background (94118)
BUG: Error Generated Using a Boolean Expression in Array Index (57378)
Modifying File and Edit Menus in Compiled QuickBASIC Programs (57779)
DO LOOP and EXIT WHILE Not Supported in Macintosh QuickBASIC (35660)
BUG: MOUSE(0) Returns -1 After MouseUp on Modal Dialog (71242)
DIALOB Should Be DIALOG on Page 77 "QB for Macintosh Ref" (38077)
LIBRARY Statement "INPUT PAST END" If Bad or Empty Library (40038)
Macintosh QuickBASIC 1.00a Disk Contents; Released Through PSS (64013)
OPENing "COM1: " for a Printer May Print Random Characters (42854)
How to Create Pop-Up Menus in Macintosh QuickBASIC (47782)
Purpose of the Apple Editor's Time Stamp Command (31932)
How to Poll MOUSE(0) to Detect Single, Double, Triple Click (40951)
Pattern Editor, Resedit: How to Create New Pattern (32468)
Macintosh QuickBASIC Program to Hide/Unhide File in Finder (40887)
BUG: QuickBasic Can't Print Lightspeed C's SANE Floating-Point (46030)
BASIC &num Constant Defaults to &Onum (Octal), Not &Hnum (Hex) (59403)
MAC QB 1.00 README: How to Resolve Unknown Error Messages (34353)
Example of SaveString, GetString, LoadString Library Routines (59286)
How to Pop Up a Desk Accessory from Macintosh QuickBASIC (39095)
"Out of Data"; Incorrect CALL Example Mac QuickBASIC Page 61 (35657)
SOUND WAIT Fails Without Multivoice Mode in Macintosh BASIC (35829)
Remline Mac Basic program removes unused line numbers (36047)
Passing Integers Between QuickBASIC and MPW Pascal 3.00 (57350)
LocalToGlobal/GlobalToLocal Convert Window/Screen Coordinates (49753)
PICTURE ON Does Not Capture Picture after WINDOW Change (50806)
QuickBASIC for Macintosh Is Not Multi-Launchable on Network (43689)
BUG: OpenResFile "Bad File Mode" Opening Macintosh Application (40271)
Converting Between Decimal, Octal, and Binary Numbers (31789)
Triple Clicking Highlights Entire Line in QuickBASIC Editor (42804)
FIX: Passing PEEKL to a SUBprogram Returns "Type Mismatch" (57376)
In Macintosh BASIC, FILES$(0) Doesn't Create File; OPEN Does (40714)
GetDirName Works Only for Boot Drive in Macintosh QuickBASIC (64104)
FIX: Mac QuickBasic "Line Too Long" Pasting on Breakpoint Line (35358)
Locked Printer Driver File Can Hang Macintosh QuickBASIC (40715)
"Invalid Function Call"; OpenResFile Makes Empty File; Path (42462)
Inverse of x$ = HEX$(n) Is VAL("&H"+x$); Inverse for Octal... (31783)
BUG: Multiple TIMER ON Resets ON TIMER GOSUB in QuickBasic (69043)
Scroll Bar Cannot Be Placed in Right Bar of WINDOW Type 1 or 7 (40373)
COMMON Required/CHAINed Compiled Program, Not Interpreter (32220)
LIST <Line> Moves to Specified Line in QuickBASIC Editor (34288)
FIX: TRACE ON in Run Menu Indicated When You OPEN a New File (71238)
BUG: When Compiled, PRINT CHR$(0) Incorrectly Concatenates (77877)
How to Use Apple Symbol in Menus; Create Custom Apple Menu (58824)
Example TOOLBOX Routine for Moving a WINDOW; System Can Bomb (39094)
How to Create a Macintosh Pure-Code Resource Library (32974)
README File for QuickBasic Compiler 1.00 for Apple Macintosh (34286)
Debugging System Errors in Compiled Programs with Mac Debugger (42364)
REM $INCLUDE Versus MERGE in QuickBASIC Compiler & Interpreter (37425)
Double-Clicking Text File Runs Program of Chosen Creator Code (47352)
Correction for "BASICMPWC.h" File Producing Error 261 (60420)
QuickBASIC Page 375 "rograms" Should Say "programs" (47121)
Macintosh QuickBASIC System Error 12 Using INIT or Old Finder (31887)
Refresh Basic Windows with ON DIALOG GOSUB or SetWindowPic (40083)
"Text editor" Index Entry Doesn't Belong in Language Reference (46373)
Statement Mover Is in Tools Folder, Not in QB Demos Folder (38499)
"Invalid Function Call" Listing Window of File Saved Protected (31938)
BUG: WINDOW OUTPUT Output Goes to Wrong Window in Interpreter (20591)
FIX: INT() Rounds Large Negatives Badly If Compiled in 1.00 (69165)
Lower-Right Pixels of Rectangle Not Included in FRAMERECT (43697)
BUG: Incorrect Result, No "Overflow" Error, in Compiled App (71239)
"Subprogram Already in Use" with Recursive SUB CALL (31888)
BUG: WIDTH Not Reset in Mac QuickBasic Interpreter; Use 255 (59764)
RETURN and ENTER Not Detected by INKEY$ If a BUTTON Is Present (20514)
Macintosh QuickBASIC Runs OK on the Macintosh IIX Computer (39360)
Files Saved as Text Are Always Loaded Tokenized in Interpreter (20505)
Extra Comma Listed in Description of Alert Toolbox Routine (61333)
GET INFO Version Number Data Can Be Changed Using ResEdit (45949)
SOUND & WAVE Common Questions and Problems in Macintosh BASIC (20537)
FIX: TEXTFONT Reset in Interpreter on 2nd Printed Page (43204)
How to Use DisposePtr Toolbox to Release NewPtr Memory Block (45425)
Communications OPEN "COM1: " Also Supports Random Access (45689)
Common MBLC Toolbox Programming Errors in Macintosh QuickBASIC (47970)
FIX: Date2Secs MBLC, Bad Seconds for Secs2Date (40086)
How to Obtain Names and Sizes of All Current Macintosh Fonts (35875)
Timing Accurate to 1/60th Second Using PEEK or ToolBox Call (20572)
Multiple Resources with Same ID Number Saved in Resource File (32975)
GetFontName ToolBox Example Correction on Page 514 "Reference" (58822)
LPRINT CHR$(9) Converts TAB to Spaces; "LPT1: BIN" Workaround (20526)
"Invalid Function Call" BitTst Toolbox Example Error, Page 507 (47564)
How to Create Custom Alert Boxes with ResEdit (31935)
BUG: Polygon ROM CALLs Top-Justify Within Their Rectangle (59319)
BUG: MOUSE(0) Doesn't Reset in Reopened WINDOW If Compiled (45485)
BUG: Dynamic Array Element in OCT$/HEX$ Return Bad If Compiled (37320)
How to Round Up a Fraction to Its Integral Ceiling in BASIC (45686)
Difference between Decimal and Binary Macintosh QuickBASIC (31928)
Supplemental Reference Books and Disks for Macintosh BASIC (20566)
FIX: Wrong Line Marked w/ Error Box in $INCLUDE File (44213)
Viewing File in QuickBasic Environment Can Change Spacing (94315)
Cannot View Data Files in the List Window: Use Another Editor (32325)
Region (Rgn) Routines Not Supported on Apple LaserWriter (45422)
"forst" "Path Not Found" Correction on Page 552, QuickBasic (72845)
ResEdit Can't Change Some System Fonts; Macintosh QuickBASIC (51593)
Passing Single Precision Between QuickBASIC and MPW Pascal (57348)
BUG: IF Statement with POS Function Problem in Decimal QB (84384)
(Complete) Compile-Time Error Chart for Macintosh QuickBasic (43020)
INKEY$ Can't Distinguish F1-F15 on Macintosh Extended Keyboard (49710)
FRAMEPOLY and FramePgon Don't Frame Same Polygon Twice (59317)
BUG: Cannot ERASE Arrays in SUBs DIMmed in Main Program (78133)
Passing Double Precision Data Between QuickBASIC & MPW Pascal (57349)
PRINT, LOCATE, then PRINT Misaligned If TEXTSIZE Changed (45477)
AppleTalk Network Connects Apple Macintosh and Printers (41042)
Mac QuickBASIC Reserved Words Marked "*" Means Not Implemented (37299)
FIX: Macintosh QuickBASIC 1.00b Tested with IIcx, IIci, IIfx (71237)
MAC QB 1.00 README: Search Menu Features Explained Further (34348)
MAC QB 1.00 README: Old Library CODE Resources Can Hang (34354)
BUG: System Error/Hang w/ $CHECK ON Metacommand & SUB Program (34276)
PtInRects Returns Incorrect Value with Multidimensional Arrays (43747)
"String Formula Too Complex" Passing String Constants (20575)
Printing to Apple LaserWriter Supports Only PENMODE 8 (COPY) (32402)
"Illegal Function Call" When GetIcon of Wrong Icon ID (33300)
INPUT Statement Removes Unquoted Leading and Trailing Spaces (37897)
Must Initialize Toolbox-Routine Parameters; GetDirName Sample (38374)
Using FILES$ or FILES to Display Filename or Disk Directory (32724)
Troubleshooting QB Problems on Macintosh Quadra and Powerbook (92830)
TOOLBOX Statement with Wrong Array Can Corrupt Listing or Hang (65938)
TIMER Sometimes Returns Number One Less Than Previous Value (20551)
Example of Alert, a QuickBASIC Toolbox Library (MBLC) Routine (59287)
Macintosh Directory List & File Search Across Folders/Drives (35509)
BUG: QuickBasic Interpreter Allows Duplicate Line Numbers (64431)
BUG: Bad Values Returned in Compiled Decimal QuickBasic (49891)
BUG: Macintosh QuickBasic Listing Window Corrupted During Edit (65936)
Macintosh QuickBASIC Converts "CLIP: " Clipboard Tabs to Commas (67377)
CALL PENMODE & PENSIZE Work with CALL LINE, Not CIRCLE or LINE (63160)
Macintosh QuickBASIC 1.00 System Requirements (31937)
How to Print to an Apple LaserWriter (20584)
CALLing Library Routines with ! Required Only for DEFSTR (34334)
QuickBasic "Launch After Compile" Option Fails on Mac System 7 (84552)
MAC QB 1.00 README: "Exists" Routine Tests if File Exists (34339)
Correction to LINE Statement Example in Macintosh QuickBASIC (52098)
How to Avoid "String Too Long" Using PICTURE$ Function (36349)
"Device Unavailable","Device I/O" Network ImageWriter Printing (34012)
Passing Long Integers Between Macintosh QuickBASIC and MPW C (59486)
Correction for ColorBit ToolBox Argument on Page 508 (58675)
How to Load Programs Faster for Compilation in Mac QuickBASIC (36359)
"File CODE Segments That Conflict with QuickBASIC" Error (33040)
BUG: No Sound Using SOUND Statement in Compiled Pgm on Mac LC (72680)
QuickBASIC Example of Graphics Output to Disk and Printer (42979)
"Illegal Function Call," Negative Number to Fractional Power (67887)
BUG: CSRLIN Can Return Incorrect Value for TEXTSIZE <> 12 (45419)
BUG: CINT <Long> Bad Value or Run Error 6 Compiled for 68020 (35330)
Making PICT Resource with PICTURE$ Picture and SavePicture (43021)
ScrollText Example to Specify Leading Spacing in Scroll Bar (34344)
BUG: Macintosh 1000x1000 WINDOW Snaps Back to Smaller Size (65939)
Reviews of Macintosh QuickBASIC 1.00 in MacWorld and Byte (40412)
$OPTION Metacommand Is Similar to $LONG and $OPTION (33049)
SYSTEM(7) or OpenResFile Gives Resource File Reference Number (36080)
Passing Double Precision Data Between QuickBASIC and MPW C (60419)
How to Read "LPT1: PROMPT" Dialog Record, Macintosh QuickBASIC (47971)
"Invalid Function Call" Using EDIT FIELD <= 15 Pixels Wide (57514)
BUG: Divide by Zero Hangs on SE/30 If Compiled w/ 68881 Option (65941)
TEXTWIDTH "Type Mismatch" Interpreted but Not When Compiled (45479)
Macintosh QuickBASIC Example for PicComment Is Incomplete (45444)
SubLaunch May Not Work in MultiFinder, but Works in Finder (35717)
How to Derive Inverse (ARC) and Hyperbolic Trig Functions (28249)
Toolbox Library Routine String Arguments Have 255-Byte Limit (33304)
MAC QB 1.00 README: COMMAND-K, No Prompt if Application Exists (34349)
How to Define a String Array in FIELDs in a FOR...NEXT Loop (64498)
Directly Connected ImageWriter LQ Problem with OPEN "LPT1: " (43744)
Foreign Alphabets, OPTION Key, Extended ASCII on Macintosh (47986)
BUG: First PRINT after Resizing Output Window Is Lost (34606)
TIMER Example; Sieve of Eratosthenes Prime Number Correction (39188)
How to Open Macintosh QuickBASIC Data File with Shared Access (58177)
FIX: Page Setup Isn't Supported in Macintosh QuickBasic Env (37317)
Transferring Files Between Macintosh and MS-DOS Computers (57345)
Can't Increase Stack in Interpreter (Macintosh QuickBASIC) (52048)
Explanation of Resources Stored in Macintosh QuickBASIC 1.00 (35762)
BASIC Uses Radians, Not Degrees, for Trigonometric Functions (69164)
BUG: Literal Parameters Not Passed to Nested Subprogram Calls (71243)
BUG: Decimal Math QuickBasic, PRINT USING <Long Int> Gives 0 (35329)
MAC QB 1.00 README: Changing Names of QB Run-Time Libraries (34356)
Compiling Mac QuickBASIC Program with !Vaccine C_DEV Installed (40724)
How to Make a Macintosh QuickBASIC Program Run Faster (33050)
Redirecting Fonts and Graphics to Printer with WINDOW OUTPUT# (20521)
Macintosh QuickBASIC Can't Compile in MultiFinder's Background (36079)
INPUT or LINE INPUT Erases Existing Line When Accepting Input (43025)
BUG: MOUSE(0) with WINDOW OUTPUT Gives Incorrect Coordinates (79118)
SetDateTime ToolBox Example Correction on Page 520 "Reference" (58823)
QuickBasic ForeColor Routine Is Faster Than ROM ForeColor (34340)
VAL Function Concatenates Digits That Have Embedded Spaces (49709)
Handling ImageWriter LQ/LaserWriter Printing Problems in BASIC (33630)
Using Predefined Standard Patterns with ROM Routines (33302)
BUG: QuickBasic Can't Find: File Dialog Fails on System 6.0.7 (69113)
Using Same Source to CHAIN When Both Interpreted and Compiled (34291)
Changing QuickBASIC's SIZE Resource to Help "Out of Memory" (35720)
Determining Macintosh ROM Version, 64K or 128K, from Basic (25341)
BUG: Incomplete Edit Menu in QuickBasic 1.0b/1.0e Compiled Pgm (69161)
BUG: SetOrigin Diff in Compiled vs. Interpreted Mac QuickBasic (40712)
FIX: x MOD 65536& Gives System Error id=2 in Interpreter (45947)
MAC QB 1.00 README: BlockMove Works for Overlapped Memory (34336)
Mac QuickBASIC File Browser Example Views & Prints Text Files (39363)
"Type Mismatch" Passing Numeric Constants in CALL Statement (20539)
Unusual, Compressed LLIST or LPRINT Output After Graphics Dump (20523)
Correction for StuffHex, ToolBox Trap Example on Page 523 (45910)
ForeColor Changes Colors for LINE, CIRCLE, and PSET (33039)
Polygon Routines Don't Affect Total Area of Framed Polygon (59318)
"Invalid Character" in Compiler on DIM for Dynamic Array (32417)
Decimal File Format to Binary File Format (43202)
BUG: Binary QuickBasic Default Compiled Exponent (^) Bad (35516)
EOF(n) Returns True on Random File Until GET Is Executed (63002)
BUG: Dialog Box Static Text Not Displayed in Macintosh Basic (32965)
Macintosh BASIC MS Press Book References No Longer Published (48726)
BUG: LCOPY Prints Mouse Cursor after HIDECURSOR (47567)
BUG: CopyFile Fails w/ System Err 3 w/ Binary Mac QB 1.0b (76667)
BUG: Boolean Expression Using VAL Function Returns Wrong Value (57374)
QuickBASIC Maximum String Size Is 32767; 255 Saved as Resource (37300)
QuickBASIC for Macintosh Not Supported under the Switcher (47757)
$PAGE Metacommand Puts Page Headers in Compiler Listings (32403)
ChangeCursor Changes Macintosh Mouse Cursor to Wristwatch (45056)
System Restart or Shutdown from Mac QuickBASIC Program (32264)
Macintosh QuickBASIC Error Using HP "LaserJet IIP" Chooser (72678)
Correction for FillArc ToolBox Example on Page 511 "Reference" (58821)
FIX: Can't Nest SELECT CASE After CASE ELSE in Mac QuickBasic (47059)
FIX: "BLOCK ELSE/END IF Must Begin Line" Error Message (71241)
Figure 7.3 Is Non-Existent: Should Be Corrected to Figure 2.2 (39243)
EDIT FIELDs, BUTTONs Stop PRINT Scrolling in Mac QuickBASIC (33624)
MAC QB 1.00 README: SYSTEM(7) Returns Resource File Reference (34331)
BUG: IF THEN SUBname Causes "Undefined Label"; Requires CALL (59757)
If Communications Buffer Overflows During Output to "COM1: " (40897)
FIX: COMMAND+PERIOD During LPRINT May Hang Mac QuickBasic (39096)
FIX: Bad Compiled Floating Point w/ Static Arrays & 68020 Code (39097)
How to Use "!C/P Script" MPW Script File, Macintosh QuickBASIC (59322)
Undo Command Is Unavailable Except for Desk Accessories (31927)
PRINT Scrolls Truncated Text If Window Bottom Covered (33623)
Eight Colors Available in QuickBASIC on Macintosh II (33037)
Printing Control Characters & Suppressing RETURNs in Mac BASIC (20519)
"File Not Found" or Hang Using INIT with Macintosh QuickBasic (37884)
"Input Past End of File" with INPUT #; Use LINE INPUT # (82001)
Font Table Correction for QuickBASIC: Helvetica=21, Courier=22 (47061)
LINE INPUT#n Drops Null Characters from File; Use INPUT$ (42669)
MS Chart Cannot Use Double-Precision Clipboard Numbers (20565)
How to Dump Current Macintosh Screen or Window to Printer (32972)
"Inside Macintosh" Made Easy: "Technical Introduction" (32536)
Macintosh QuickBASIC Does Not Use SANE for Floating-Point Math (36735)
How to Get a Macintosh File's Size Without Opening the File (69176)
Program Can Hang During Communications if Not Setup Correctly (33041)
BUG: Syntax Error Loop Using Option Characters in Interpreter (34608)
Screen Width and Height for Macintosh Plus, SE, and II (42322)
QuickBASIC String Descriptor Has Six Bytes: 3.00 Has Five (37313)
ToolBox "Type Mismatch"; Use VARPTR on Array Parameter (58820)
Using Command Window to Change Variable while Debugging (32269)
QuickBasic Can Get Date/Time of Mac File's Last Modification (78072)
Macintosh QuickBASIC Change: Register-Based Toolbox ROM Call (38070)
Reading Macintosh Sequential Files Randomly and Vice Versa (20573)
BUG: SerialPrinter Driver from Word 3.x Causes System Error (57372)
"Can't Find File" OPENing New QuickBASIC Random or APPEND File (33052)
How to Send PostScript Commands to Apple LaserWriter Printer (33047)
How to Use a Modeless Dialog Box in Macintosh QuickBASIC (69602)
Adding ToolBox Type Checking to QuickBASIC's MBTS Resource (48057)
FIX: QuickBasic CopyFile Routine May Return Bad Error Code (47752)
BUG: QuickBasic WINDOW Type 2 Disable Switching w/ MultiFinder (49129)
FIX: Window 1 or 7 Size Box Looks Incorrect in Compiled App (35324)
MAC QB 1.00 README: Options... Box Add "Save Before Compiling" (34350)
Problems Using ImageWriter Graphics Mode; "LPT1: BIN" (34013)
BUG: Zero to Zero Power Returns Bad Result If Compiled w/68881 (65942)
Macintosh QuickBASIC PrintVerRec Code Resource Prints Garbage (65937)
Invoking Slashed Zeros in Character Mode, ImageWriter Printer (20542)
Example of Toolbox Register ROM Call for Date/Time Conversion (37312)
TOOLBOX Statement "Illegal Function Call"; TOOLBOX "i" (32967)
Listing of Macintosh System Error (Bomb) ID Numbers (20546)
How to List All STR# Resources as GetIndString & GetString Do (51731)
Program to Compile QuickBasic Programs from Macintosh Desktop (36644)
FIX: Syntax Error TIME$ to TIME$$ Loading Compressed 2.00 File (35326)
How to Use CopyBits ToolBox Call in Macintosh QuickBASIC (57381)
MAC QB 1.00 README: GetChanRefNum; OPEN # -> File Reference # (34342)
QuickBasic BackColor Routine Is Faster Than ROM BackColor (34335)
How to Use HFSDispatch to Create a Macintosh Folder (36392)
How to Print or View QuickBASIC Compiler "lst" Listing File (42516)
Hiding Folders & Changing Other Folder Attributes with ResEdit (58212)
Passing Single-Precision Data Between QuickBASIC and MPW C (59487)
MAC QB 1.00 README: GetHandleSize Gives Size of a Resource (34343)
QuickBASIC "Device I/O Error" Using CloseResFile on Source (35659)
How to Create a Folder Using HFSDispatch in Mac QuickBASIC (57375)
BUG: Mac QuickBasic Renamed File Reverts to Old Compiled Name (40409)
BUG: Zero Frequency Still Plays SOUND in Macintosh QuickBasic (45053)
BUG: Mac QuickBasic Compiled Decimal Math Div Error 1D+62 / x (40722)
Macromaker Menu Item May Appear in Middle of Menus (33737)
"Hardware Environment Conflict" If No 68881 or 68020 (33299)
How to Set and Restore a Clipping Region in QuickBASIC (44134)
Example of Playing a Sound Resource in Macintosh QuickBasic (43253)
FUNCTION...END FUNCTION Not Supported by QuickBASIC 1.00 (32326)
Correction to ForeColor ToolBox Example (60426)
Macintosh Parameter-Block Record Format (Used by HFSDispatch) (69177)
Control Characters to Reset Page Length for Multi-Page LLIST (20522)
MAC QB 1.00 README: Compile Statement Mover Program for Speed (34332)
Using REM $IGNORE ON/OFF Metacommand in Macintosh QuickBASIC (33048)
No BasicLib.obj in Macintosh QuickBASIC, Use BasicLib.Lib (65940)
Documentation Error Causes "Unprintable Error" in QB for Mac (81954)
BUG: SYSTEM(2) Function Incorrectly Returns 4 Interpreted (44356)
MAC QB 1.00 README: Eject Routine for Both Floppy Disk Drives (34338)
Why Imported Color/Gray Scale Picture Fails to Draw in BASIC (36350)
Why QuickBASIC's "Generate 68881 Code" Option Dims Out (37301)
QuickBasic for Macintosh: Drawing a PICT File Larger Than 32K (95482)
ON <Event> GOSUB Suspended Until INPUT or INPUT$ Is Satisfied (31885)
No Line Continuation in Macintosh QuickBASIC; Break Long FIELD (39240)
BUG: Compiled Static Array in SUB, Err 10 Duplicate Definition (77736)
BUG: QuickBasic's AddStrings.C Incorrect for MPW C Vers 3.00 (58036)
BUG: Probs Using Long Integers in Mac QuickBasic 1.00 (60862)
QuickBASIC 1.00 is Not Compatible with AppleShare File Server (37303)
FIX: CopyFile Changes File Type to "TEXT" in Mac QuickBasic (50469)
Sales Specification for QuickBasic 4.5 for MS-DOS Available (77907)
"DIM SHARED" Not Allowed in SUB; "DIM" and "SHARED" Are OK (46374)
"CLIP: " Clipboard Contents Not Available Across MultiFinder (35712)
BUG: FILES$(1) Fails in Interpreter on Mac II, IIcx, SE/30 (47662)
Use "LPT1: PROMPT" for Mailing Labels/Other Printer Paper Sizes (39576)
File and File Creator Type Can Be Set within Lightspeed C (45484)
"Statement Not in a Subprogram Block"; Order SUBs Last (32790)
How to Make Text Gray with PENPAT in Macintosh QuickBASIC (50807)
CINT and Integer Assignments Round x.5 to Nearest Even Integer (42732)
BUG: Window Sizing Affects PICTURE Scaling in Macintosh Basic (42930)
How to Get Logarithm Base 10 Using LOG(x#)/LOG(10#) in BASIC (31660)
How QuickBASIC Can Use the 38 Patterns in System PAT# Resource (49888)
"Duplicate Definition," CHAIN, Dynamic Array in COMMON (82912)
Macintosh QuickBASIC 1.00 New Features (31934)
Can't Use Printer Port for Serial COM Input in QuickBASIC (45486)
BUG: Can't Drag Window Across Two Monitors in Compiled Program (62951)
BACKPAT Sets Pattern Used by Subsequent CLS, or ToolBox Erase (42983)
Correction to QuickBASIC AllocString Function Prototype (66228)
Macintosh QuickBASIC Compiled Program Can Give Error Line # (43792)
Adding More Lines of Statement Help in QuickBASIC "Set Info.." (34607)
LINE INPUT #1 Reads Up to 32,767 Characters into String (63621)
No Watch in Debug Menu of QBI.EXE Interpreter Academic Edition (49258)
How the Macintosh QuickBASIC GetPathNames Program Works (36394)
How to PEEK Status of COMMAND, SHIFT, CAPS LOCK, OPTION Keys (51658)
Passing Long Integers Between QuickBASIC and MPW Pascal 3.00 (57347)
How to PRINT Superscript/Subscript Letters in Mac QuickBASIC (40889)
How to Input Image from Clipboard, Output to Screen or File (37318)
Metacommands Ignored inside Macintosh QuickBASIC Interpreter (37314)
"Cones" Demo Deliberately Has "Invalid Function Call" (34016)
MAC QB 1.00 README: GetCatInfo & GetFCBInfo; GetPathName Demo (34341)
Macintosh QuickBasic "Packing List", Release Disk Contents (41392)
MAC QB 1.00 README: Single-Voice Sound Hang if TMON Active (34355)
SYSTEM() Function Returns Macintosh Information (44796)
Graphics GET/PUT and SaveArray/LoadArray Example in QuickBASIC (69584)