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Title: HiSoft basic 2
Post by: alphagemini on March 16, 2018, 07:28:31 PM

Hi, I am using HiSoft basic 2, which works well for my code, but I have a
problem. I use long lines of code containing IF/OR statements and I need to
increase the line length to contain all the input. Or it would be neat if the code
could be put on the next line and be read by the compiler.

How do I do this?

Thanks in advance

Alphagemini

Title: Re: HiSoft basic 2
Post by: trekiej on March 17, 2018, 07:29:16 AM

Are you able to put a single Forward Slash at the end of the line and continue on to the next?

Title: Re: HiSoft basic 2
Post by: alphagemini on March 17, 2018, 07:56:42 AM

Quote from: trekiej;837441

Are you able to put a single Forward Slash at the end of the line and continue on to the next?

Thanks for your answer, I will try it

Title: Re: HiSoft basic 2
Post by: trekiej on March 17, 2018, 08:04:03 AM

The closest I can get is a Under Score in Visual Basic.
I am getting to wonder if a Carriage Return would terminate a line.
To me that means keep typing till you get to the left side of the screen and continue on and then Carriage Return.

Title: Re: HiSoft basic 2
Post by: alphagemini on March 17, 2018, 08:17:45 AM

no, it doesn't work. Neither / or _ causes a carriage return.

Is it possible to increase the line buffer?

Title: Re: HiSoft basic 2
Post by: alphagemini on March 17, 2018, 08:26:45 AM

I have looked into the HB2 manual and it says that the line buffer can be changed " by modifying the long word at SYSTAB+68"

Does anyone know what this obscure sentence means? Where is SYSTAB? How do you get to it?

Thanks for your patience!

Title: Re: HiSoft basic 2
Post by: trekiej on March 17, 2018, 08:40:10 AM

Sorry, I am at a loss.
I have not used a Basic by Hisoft before.
Are you using the Pro. version?

Title: Re: HiSoft basic 2
Post by: alphagemini on March 17, 2018, 08:57:10 AM

I don't know, the manual says simply version 2 1994.

Title: Re: HiSoft basic 2
Post by: bburtonpa on March 17, 2018, 10:45:04 AM

Have you tried using a backslash?