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Expert Profile: Alex Barry

Expertise: I have been a qbasic programmer since 2000, creating games, minor libraries and various small programs. I have experience using interrupts, graphics, file input/output, the mouse cursor, and using libraries. I have also learned FreeBASIC, c/c++, python, php and html.
I do not claim to be an absolute authority in any language, but I don't mind looking things up and learning with you.

Experience in the area
Hobby programming since 2000

I no longer belong to any community programming groups, but do have knowledge of *basic dialect and C/C++

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Something controversial or provocative about this subject There is a new compiler based on QBasic syntax called FreeBasic
Definately worth looking at.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? I'd love to see FreeBASIC be used publically and commercially.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: For people that enjoy the BASIC dialect, but don't enjoy the limitations, I suggest looking at FreeBASIC and you can get help at their forums

What do you like about this subject? I enjoy solving math/computer problems and helping others do the same.

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Prestige Points: 1562
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Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
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Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		218

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	11/16/08
9	6	10	10	11/07/08
10	10	10	10	10/24/08
10	10	10	10	10/06/08
10	10	10	10	09/22/08

User Comments

Thanks for the tip to get beyond this. I'll try the links and see what works.
(Reggie Sanderson on 11/16/08)

Thank you very much, as we are going more and more into the semester we are doing more complex things, we have gotten to subprograms now, and you have
(Mohammed on 11/07/08)

Hi,Alex Would like to thank you for the info on my problem. I went and bought a dosprn program and will try it out shortly. If that doesn't work then
(Gerry on 10/24/08)

THANKS. SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE NOW
(Goerge on 10/06/08)

Thanks Alex That looks like a well-structered way of doing it. I had solved my problem, by adding LEN = 7 on the OPEN RANDOM line. I also discarded t
(Scot on 09/22/08)

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Recent Answers from Alex Barry

2008-11-14 Qbasic Max Baud Rate: Hi, Reggie, I believe that QBasic has built in limits, so it's not possible to use OPEN COM to go above the baud rate. You can, however, either find a library to handle com ports, or it is possible...

2008-11-13 QuickBasic and QuickBasic executables don't work in Vista: Hi, David, Unfortunately, after Windows 98, Microsoft began separating Windows and the DOS platform. What you can do, is right-click on qb.exe and click properties, then compatibility, than put it...

2008-11-06 case selects in qbasic: Hi, Mohammed, I don't mind doing homework, as long as you show me you've done work, or if, in your case, you want to better understand it. First, you'll get your number DIM number AS INTEGER...

2008-11-03 led: Hi, zizi, If you are talking about the Num/Scroll/Caps lock LEDs, here is how to do it: DECLARE SUB Toggle_LED( BYVAL led AS INTEGER ) DECLARE FUNCTION Status_LED( ) AS INTEGER CONST LED_Scroll%...

2008-10-29 qbasic string: Hi, Mohammed, To filter which keys are pressed, you'll have to create a custom input system. Here is how I suggest doing it: DECLARE SUB InputAdv( BYVAL prompt AS STRING, BYREF i AS STRING, BYVAL...