BBS: Inland Empire Archive Date: 02-07-93 (16:31) Number: 367 From: JOHN GALLAS Refer#: NONE To: GREG DINERT Recvd: NO Subj: MOUSE? Conf: (2) Quik_Bas
GD>How do you make a program in QuickBasic that uses a mouse? What does it
GD>look like? Or can't you? Please help!
Try this:
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'HSMOUSE.BAS by Matt E. Hart
'
' Uses Int 33h calls to operate the mouse.
' Note that this is NOT a complete reference, Get the
' Microsoft Mouse Programmer's Guide at your local
' bookstore.
DEFINT A-Z
' $INCLUDE: 'QB.BI'
DECLARE SUB MouseShow ()
DECLARE SUB MouseHide ()
DECLARE FUNCTION MouseInit ()
DECLARE FUNCTION MouseLeftButton ()
DECLARE FUNCTION MouseRightButton ()
DIM SHARED InRegs AS RegTypeX
DIM SHARED OutRegs AS RegTypeX
CLS
MouseThere = MouseInit
IF MouseThere THEN
MouseShow
DO
LOOP UNTIL MouseLeftButton
MouseHide
END IF
END
SUB MouseHide
InRegs.ax = 2
CALL INTERRUPTX(&H33, InRegs, OutRegs)
END SUB
FUNCTION MouseInit
InRegs.ax = 0
CALL INTERRUPTX(&H33, InRegs, OutRegs)
MouseInit = OutRegs.ax
END FUNCTION
FUNCTION MouseLeftButton
InRegs.ax = 5
InRegs.bx = 0
CALL INTERRUPTX(&H33, InRegs, OutRegs)
MouseLeftButton = (OutRegs.ax = 1)
END FUNCTION
FUNCTION MouseRightButton
InRegs.ax = 5
InRegs.bx = 1
CALL INTERRUPTX(&H33, InRegs, OutRegs)
MouseRightButton = (OutRegs.ax = 1)
END FUNCTION
SUB MouseShow
InRegs.ax = 1
CALL INTERRUPTX(&H33, InRegs, OutRegs)
END SUB
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