BBS: Inland Empire Archive Date: 02-10-93 (12:55) Number: 317 From: CORIDON HENSHAW Refer#: NONE To: ALL Recvd: NO Subj: ELBROWSE.BAS 5/5 Conf: (2) Quik_Bas
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CASE CHR$(0) + "G" 'Home
EditPos = 1
LOCATE Row, Col + EditPos, Cursor
CASE CHR$(0) + "O" 'End
EditPos = MaxLen
LOCATE Row, Col + EditPos, Cursor
CASE CHR$(27) 'ESC
ExitFlag = 1
CASE CHR$(13) 'Enter
ExitFlag = 2
CASE CHR$(8) 'BKSPC
IF InputLength > 0 THEN
InputLength = InputLength - 1
EditPos = EditPos - 1
InputBuffer$ =
LEFT$(InputBuffer$, InputLength)
LOCATE Row, Col, 0
PRINT InputBuffer$ +
STRING$(MaxLen - _ InputLength, " ");
LOCATE Row, Col + InputLength, Cursor
ELSE
BEEP
END IF
CASE ELSE
IF LEN(Ikey$) = 1 AND InputLength <> MaxLen THEN
InputLength = InputLength + 1
EditPos = EditPos + 1
IF EditPos < InputLength THEN
MID$(InputBuffer$, EditPos, 1) = Ikey$
ELSE
InputBuffer$ = InputBuffer$ + Ikey$
END IF
LOCATE Row, Col, Cursor
PRINT InputBuffer$ +
STRING$(MaxLen - _ InputLength, " ");
LOCATE Row, Col + EditPos, Cursor
ELSE
BEEP
END IF
END SELECT
LOOP UNTIL ExitFlag > 0
IF ExitFlag = 2 THEN
TextInput$ = LEFT$(InputBuffer$, InputLength)
END IF
LOCATE , , 0
END FUNCTION
SUB WrapString (Text$)
DIM TextBuffer(1 TO 255) AS STRING
TextBuffer(1) = Text$
FOR X = 1 TO NoteParse(1, TextBuffer())
PRINT TextBuffer(X)
NEXT
END SUB
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