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Geoffg

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Posted: 05:08pm 14 Mar 2013

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Just in case you are not on my mailing list, this is to advise that a new version of MMBasic (ver 4.3A) is available for download from http://geoffg.net/maximite.html#Downloads

This is a minor update that fixes a couple of bugs and adds some extra facilities. The Change Log and the MMBasic Language Manual (included in the update download) details the changes.

The main new feature is the implied RUN. This means that, to run a program you can omit the RUN command (ie, just type the filename directly) and the program will be run. If you add a command line it will be saved in a special read only variable and can be retrieved by the program. For example, you can now type the following at the command line:

FORMAT INFILE.TXT OUTFILE.TXT

and the program FORMAT.BAS will be run with the command line arguments ("INFILE.TXT OUTFILE.TXT") saved in a read only variable.

Using this you can make MMBasic even more DOS like.

If you have the source, that has also been updated and can be acquired from http://mmbasic.com

Geoff

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shoebuckle
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Posted: 08:12pm 14 Mar 2013

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FORMAT.BAS in the current User Program Library adds an optional switch to the command line. The full command is:

FORMAT infile[.BAS] outfile[.BAS] /p

where:
- infile is checked to see if it exists.
- Outfile cannot be the same as infile. User is prompted to overwrite if it exists.
- .BAS is assumed for a file if an extension isn't provided
- Switch /P is optional and pauses the program listing at a screenful. If omitted, the listing scrolls through the output file as it is written out.
- You don't surround filenames with double quotes. The whole parameter list after the program name is assumed to be a single string.

The program can also be run in the traditional way (RUN "Format[.bas]") and prompts for the filenames and pause switch.
Cheers,
Hugh
Edited by shoebuckle 2013-03-16

ajkw
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Posted: 10:51pm 15 Mar 2013

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Just loaded 4.3A (edit: original Altronics Maximite)

This 'preexisting' line of code now throws an error

S = 24110.5 + 8640184.812999999 * T0

which is from Tassy Jim's sunrise/sunset program

http://www.thebackshed.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4434&KW =sunrise

line number 430

Edited by ajkw 2013-03-17

TassyJim

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Posted: 10:37am 16 Mar 2013

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Try changing the line from

430 S = 24110.5 + 8640184.812999999 * T0

430 S = 24110.5 + 8640184.8 * T0

The ridiculous number of significant figures might have confused it.
I really must go back and change that and a few other similar numbers to agree with the precision of 32 but floats.

Jim

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ajkw
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Posted: 11:39am 16 Mar 2013

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Jim,

That was my take too but I thought I would post it because there was no mention of number handling in the change log.

Unfortunately I cannot use 4.3A anyway as it causes my hardware/video the very same problem that other particular previous versions have also done so.

Anthony.Edited by ajkw 2013-03-17

Geoffg

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Posted: 12:46pm 16 Mar 2013

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ajkw said Unfortunately I cannot use 4.3A anyway as it causes my hardware/video the very same problem that other particular previous versions have also done so.

What issue is that? What version works OK for you?

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ajkw
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Posted: 03:09pm 16 Mar 2013

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Geoff,

Per this thread for instance,

http://www.thebackshed.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5243&KW =shimmer&PN=0&TPN=1

Except it (the shimmer) is not heat as such but different versions. Some are stable some are not (on my MM and perhaps a couple of others at least anyway).

I will send you an email with some video showing the difference between 4.3 and 4.3A

Anthony.

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Posted: 03:24pm 16 Mar 2013

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Unfortunately my shimmer has returned but only for a short time after I turn the MM on. For much of the summer using v4.3 it went away but came back again about 2 weeks ago (before I started using v4.3A). No idea why. I would have expected the warmer weather to have made it worse. Ours is not to reason why!
Cheers,
Hugh

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