info-mac@uw-beaver.UUCP (10/12/84)
From: C27830AD@WUVMD
IN REPLY TO WERNER UHRIG`S QUESTION ABOUT SPELLING OUT THE FULL NAME
OF THE DISK IN BASIC:
OPEN MYDISK:PROGRAM NAME
MICROSOFT`S NEW BASIC 2.00, RECENTLY MENTIONED IN INFOWORLD AND
MACWORLD MAKES THIS SIMPLER IF DONE IN IMMEDIATE MODE--USING OPEN
ON THE FILE MENU BRINGS FORTH THE TYPE OF DIALOG BOX USED FOR OPEN IN
MACWRITE--YOU CLICK THE BUTTON FOR THE OTHER DRIVE, AND GET A SCROLL
BOX OF ALL THE TEXT AND PROGRAM FILES ON THE DISK; THIS SORT OF BOX
IS ALSO AVAILABLE USING A NEW OPEN$ FUNCTION FROM WITHIN A PROGRAM, WITH
THE TYPE OF FILES SHOWN UNDER PROGRAM CONTROL (APPL,ZSYS, ETC.)
REPORTS IN INFOWORLD AND COMPUSERVE ARE THAT UPGRADE WILL BE EITHER
FREE, $10, OR $25. I`D EXPECT THE LATTER FIGURE, SIMPLY GIVEN THE
COMPLETELY NEW MANUAL AND COSTS OF HANDLING.
THIS IS A SUPERB BASIC--PROVIDES EVENT TRAPPING ON MOUSE EVENTS,
TIMING, EDIT BOXES, WINDOW EVENTS (CLOSE, REFRESH, ETC.). THE CURRENT
VERSION HAS ONLY ONE MINOR BUG (TO BE FIXED) AND ONE FEATURE (THAT WILL
NOT BE FIXED)--ON A 128K MAC, YOU CAN`T OPEN MOST DESK ACCESSORIES,
WITHOUT CAUSING A BOMB ID=14. PERHAPS THIS CAN BE FIXED BY TUNING THE
HEAP SIZE, BUT I HAVE YET TO TRY. BY THE WAY, MOST FEATURES OF MACBASIC
THAT ARE "MACISH" ARE ALSO IMPLEMENTED IN MS-BASIC 2.00.
Art Denzau C27830AD@WUVMD.BITNET (314)889-5688
Dept. of Economics Box 1208
Washington Univ.
St. Louis, MO 63130