Re: FW: RE: dumb questions how to install

[charles@xxxxxxxx]

Thanks, Harry...I did program in Basic, but my God, that was in the early '70's....and frankly I prefer to write in XPL directly. But I'll think about it. Pretty cool.

-----Original Message-----
From: "Harry Binswanger" 
Sent: Monday, March 7, 2011 12:36am
To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: FW: RE: dumb questions how to install




PS:
I need help with XPL programming. 


I hesitate to offer this, but . . . On the off chance that you are quite
at home in BASIC:  I wrote (and have used for 20 years) a program I
call XyBasic that allows you to write in almost regular BASIC which then
gets translated, at a keystroke, into XPL.


The XyBasic code looks like this:


input.name.search.string:  <==this is a label (indicated by
ending in a colon)

gofile "·nndbase.file$·"      
<=== this is a XyWrite command

'tf                                    
<=== apostrophes translate to XyWrite function calls--here "top
of file"

input " ENTER Name (or x)", scr.name$  <== takes user
input from keyboard

if scr.name$ = null$ then goto out.program

if scr.name$ = "x" then goto out.program

if scr.name$ = "y" then stop ;   keep this for
testing   <===semicolons are for comments

'tf

                                      
<== blank lines, tabs, spaces are all okay

name.search:

  'xd

  comx "es
1"                 
<=== "comx" is another way of getting a Xy command
executed

  com "se /" scr.name$
"/"      ; find
approximate name

  if error then goto menu.for.not.found 

  $Include
"prompt"         
<=== an "include" file that pauses to get user keystroke
("x" exits program)

  comx "seb
/,/"                ;
find comma preceding name

  if error then

                'bc
: print "Can't find leading comma--hit any key"

                
resp$ = inkey$

                 goto input.name.search.string

  endif


< end of fragment of larger program>


I said I hesitate to suggest XyBasic, because it isn't rock solid. I often have to check that the XPL produced was what it was supposed to be (and make adjustments accordingly). But it's pretty good.


--Harry


I am happy to pay cash for some telephone consulting. I used to do extremely complex XPL programming, but I have this weird sort of mind that can memorize an entire play and perform flawflessly for two hours on stage, but a week later I couldn't recite a single damn line. It's the same with XPL...I don't have time to relearn all the stuff - the hard way; i.e. from the manual - I used to know like the back of my hand, but somebody could get me up to speed in a helluva hurry by just coaching me and reminding me of all the stuff I already know. Plus, I never did master the deeper levels, where you actually muck about in the underlying assembly language...but that isn't necessary, I just need to get back up to speed on the practical get-it-done aspects of XPL. Please PM me if you know XPL like the back of your hand and actually remember all that stuff!!!!!!!!


-----Original Message-----

From: "Bill Troop" 

Sent: Sunday, March 6, 2011 7:22pm

To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx

Subject: Re: FW: RE: dumb questions how to install


researcher in stem cells, anti-aging, and sexuality,


The survival of the XyWrite list is secured!


 as well as a hobbiest in tube amplifiers; 


And we'll have the beautiful sounds only tubes can give us.


It would be churlish to ask for more. 




Harry Binswanger
hb@xxxxxxxx