BBS: Inland Empire Archive Date: 03-24-92 (03:24) Number: 199 From: DARYL POSNETT Refer#: NONE To: DUANE BURRIS Recvd: NO Subj: DOS Prompt 3/ Conf: (2) Quik_Bas
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MESeg% = GetMasterEnvSeg%
DEF SEG = MESeg%
'
' Save rest of enviroment in string
'
DO
rest$ = rest$ + CHR$(PEEK(EnvAdr%))
EnvAdr% = EnvAdr% + 1
LOOP UNTIL PEEK(EnvAdr%) = 0 AND PEEK(EnvAdr% + 1) = 0
rest$ = rest$ + CHR$(0) + CHR$(0)
IF (LEN(rest$) + VarBeg%) < (GetMasterEnvSize% + 2) THEN
DEF SEG = MESeg%
FOR EnvAdr% = 1 TO LEN(rest$)
POKE VarBeg% + EnvAdr% - 1, ASC(MID$(rest$, EnvAdr%, 1))
NEXT EnvAdr%
DEF SEG
SetMasterEnvVar% = 0
EXIT FUNCTION
END IF
ELSE
'
' If we get here, it is a new variable
'
MESeg% = GetMasterEnvSeg%
DEF SEG = MESeg%
EnvAdr% = 0
DO
EnvAdr% = EnvAdr% + 1
LOOP UNTIL PEEK(EnvAdr%) = 0 AND PEEK(EnvAdr% + 1) = 0
EnvAdr% = EnvAdr% + 1
rest$ = rest$ + CHR$(0)
VarBeg% = EnvAdr%
IF (LEN(rest$) + EnvAdr%) < (GetMasterEnvSize% + 2) THEN
DEF SEG = MESeg%
FOR EnvAdr% = 1 TO LEN(rest$)
POKE VarBeg% + EnvAdr% - 1, ASC(MID$(rest$, EnvAdr%, 1))
NEXT EnvAdr%
DEF SEG
SetMasterEnvVar% = 0
EXIT FUNCTION
END IF
END IF
DEF SEG
SetMasterEnvVar% = -1
END FUNCTION
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And now a couple of examples using the above code:
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'$INCLUDE: 'qb.bi'
'$INCLUDE: 'mstenv.bi'
DEFINT A-Z
'
' Set a master enviroment variable
'
PRINT
PRINT "QBSET - Copyright 1992 Applied Design Group"
c% = INSTR(COMMAND$, "=")
IF c% > 0 THEN
setvar$ = LEFT$(COMMAND$, c% - 1)
setdef$ = RIGHT$(COMMAND$, LEN(COMMAND$) - c%)
IF SetMasterEnvVar(setvar$, setdef$) THEN PRINT "Out of enviroment space"
PRINT
ELSE
PRINT
PRINT GetMasterEnv$
END IF
PRINT "Done!"
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