BBS: Inland Empire Archive Date: 02-15-93 (00:45) Number: 382 From: LEE HERRON Refer#: NONE To: ALL Recvd: NO Subj: GETNPUT.BAS 2/3 Conf: (2) Quik_Bas
'BEGIN PART II
LOCATE 18, 3: PRINT UNEncd$
END
DEFSNG A-Z
SUB getinput (p$, d$, st$, u#, n#, a#)
SHARED i$
SHARED shit
uc = u#: ns = n#: au = a#
IF au = uc THEN uc = 0
getinput:
c = 0: d = 1:
IF p$ = "" THEN p$ = d$: IF st$ = "" THEN st$ = " ":
'======= (* Sets cursor position *) ========================================
IF y = 0 THEN y = CSRLIN
IF x = 0 THEN x = POS(0)
TGI:
DO: c = c + d
IF c < 1 THEN c = 1: d = 1
IF c > LEN(p$) THEN c = LEN(p$): d = -1
LOOP UNTIL MID$(d$, c, 1) = st$
IF c <> LEN(p$) THEN once = 0
'======= (* Delete routine *) ==============================================
IF dflag THEN MID$(p$, c, 1) = " ": dflag = 0
'======= (* Position cursor turns cursor off *) ============================
LOCATE y, x, 0
PRINT p$
LOCATE y, x + c - 1, 1
d = 0
DO: ' ---[* Get key inputs..
k$ = INKEY$:
LOOP UNTIL k$ > ""
'======= (* Process inputs... *) ===========================================
SELECT CASE ASC(k$)
CASE 27, 13 ' ---[* Checking for <Esc> or <Return> then...
i$ = p$: p$ = ""
LOCATE y, x + LEN(i$) + 1:
x = 0: y = 0: st$ = "": uc = 0: ns = 0:
'======= (* LEAVING PROGRAM RESET VARIBLES *) ==============================
i$ = RTRIM$(i$)
IF Z = 1 THEN ' ---[* Converting spaces to underscores
FOR Z = 1 TO LEN(i$):
IF MID$(i$, Z, 1) = " " THEN MID$(i$, Z) = "_"
NEXT Z
Z = 0: c = 0
END IF
GOTO toutput ' ---[* Ending Sub
CASE 0 ' ---[* Checking k$ for <extented code>
IF RIGHT$(k$, 1) = CHR$(83) THEN MID$(p$, c) = MID$(d$, c, 1)
IF RIGHT$(k$, 1) = CHR$(75) THEN d = -1
IF RIGHT$(k$, 1) = CHR$(77) THEN d = 1
' Things like Function key defaults/Macro inputs, etc...
'-----^-----------^----------^-----------^-------- (* Put DEFAULTS here *) -
' END PART II
--- GoldED 2.40
* Origin: NightFlight BBS [16.8 HST-DS] (1:3612/130)

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