BBS: Inland Empire Archive Date: 02-13-93 (12:36) Number: 204 From: ROB MCKEE Refer#: NONE To: ZACK JONES Recvd: NO Subj: Help Conf: (2) Quik_Bas
Hello Zack! You wrote in a message to Hugh Martin: ZJ> Howdy Hugh! ZJ> 08 Feb 93, Hugh Martin writes to Zack Jones: HM> You're funny, Zack. ZJ> I don't know 'bout that - considering some of the mail I've ZJ> gotten here lately. I wonder if there's a way to use an asm ZJ> routine to print 2000 characters and not scroll the screen? Yes, see below... ZJ> I'll ask Tom Hanlin over on BASNet and see what he says. WHAT! When I'm here? Traitor <G> <giggle> ;) Int 10 Func 9 ' $INCLUDE: 'qbx.bi' DIM r AS RegType LOCATE 1, 1 ' can use this or INTERRUPT &h10 (r.ax=&h0200) Char2Write% = 179 ' can be 0 to 255 Page% = 0 Attribute = 7 CountOfrepeat = 1920 ' 2000 for full screen r.ax = &H9 * 256 + Char2Write% r.bx = Page% * 256 + Attribute r.cx = CountOfrepeat Interrupt &H10, r, r ' Returns None DO: IF INKEY$ = CHR$(27) THEN END : LOOP Catcha Later , I'll see you on the flip side - Rob --- timEd/B6 * Origin: Another Quik_Bas Point in Richmond, CA (1:125/411)
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