Start Options of Pb.exe

[Matthias Kuhn]

Hello,

I´ve made a good seach program. It delivers the foundline, the
line-number and the file-name. To edit the code quickly I need to make something like this:

'pb file.bas /L:120 ': start editing file.bas at line 120 with pb

Is this possible ?

Thanks for advance.

Regards

Matthias Kuhn


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[Lance Edmonds]

Unfortunately, the PB.EXE IDE does not have such a command-line switch built into it. All command-line switches are described in the manual (/D, etc).

I've never tried it, but you could try placing keystrokes (ALT+S,G, etc) into the keyboard buffer just as you launch PB.EXE?

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[Matthias Kuhn]

Hi Lance,

thanks for the quick answere.

I´ve tried it with keystokes - but You can only get in 15 stokes

and this is to less:

PB file:8digit enter alt-S G Backspace Number:3Digit enter

and it is a little bit heavy to change the differtent filename und
numbers to a scancode - format

By

Matthias

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[Lance Edmonds]

How about writing a TSR to pump the keystrokes in with POPUP STUFF ?

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[Lance Edmonds]

After some thought, I think the best idea would be to use DOSBOX, it has a command-line mode with the ability to stuff up to 999 keystrokes into that app's keyboard buffer.

http://www.powerbasic.com/products/dosbox/




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[Matthias Kuhn]

Thanks,

Lance for answere but I´m using pure Dos )???

Regards

Matthias Kuhn

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[Lance Edmonds]

How about the TSR approach then?

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[Matthias Kuhn]

Hi Lance,

You give never up or ?

I've tested

popup stuff "Test",0,0

but nothing happend

?popup(3) is always zero.

dummy&=(-500000) before has no effect
popup quiet 1092 before - the same.

I`m using Dos mode of Win 95 ver 4.00.1111. and Dos-Window.

Greetings

Matthias



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[Lance Edmonds]

Try the following code. When launched, it waits for second then stuffs the keyboard buffer.

I tried this in a DOS box in Windows 2000: Ran it from the command line, then (quickly!) typed PB and waited. Shortly after, "Hello World" appeared.

Interestingly, POPUP(3) returns zero for me too (I suspect that is an NTVDM "feature" as the actual DOS window obviously does not use the BIOS keyboard buffer!), but the keystuff routine still works.

Let me know how you get on.

Thanks!

$compile exe
locate 1,1
print "starting!" popup(3)
popup timer 1092
dummy = setmem(-600000)
popup sleep using ems, "c:\pbswap.$$$"
  locate 2,1
  print "Done!"
  popup stuff "Hello World", 100, 10
  popup sleep
end

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[David J Walker]

There is a method for enlarging the keyboard buffer, but I'll
have to dig it out. Haven't used it for years. Also, I used to
have a little app. that did this & could do all sorts of other
clever things, like waiting until a certain character appeared
in a certain place on screen before doing its stuff. Used it to
automate closedown on an EPOS system about ten years ago.
Its on a 360K floppy somewhere...
If anybody is interested, I'll look for it. Email me at:
[email protected]


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[Matthias Kuhn]

Thanks Lance

for the help.

Following Code works for my pogram:

$compile exe
popup timer 10
dummy = setmem(-600000)
popup sleep using ems, "c:\pbswap.$$$"
' pb.exe s1.bas enter alt-S Goto Backspace 'Line10 enter
stuf$="pb c:\pb3\star\s1"+chr$(13)+chr$(0,0,31)+"G"+chr$(8)+_
" 10"+chr$(13)
popup stuff stuf$,0,0
popup sleep
end


Regards

Matthias Kuhn

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[Robert E. Carneal]

I am using a Focus Electronic keyboard (the type with a built-in
calculator, and it has 12 programmable keys.

IF Matthias wanted to go to the same line each time, he can use
a keyboard similar to this and program a key to:
1. Open PB
2. Open filename.bas
3. Open Search
4. 120 (Search for line 120)

But I wouldn't have it auto start at 120, I would have step four
<U>ASK</U> me what line and I wanted, enter the line, and let it take
me there.

With a little ingenuity, you can really program this keyboard to
do a lot for you!! I am so used to this keyboard that I cannot
imagine programming without it!

And no, I am not anyway connected with selling these keyboards.


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[This message has been edited by Robert Carneal (edited October 26, 2001).]

[Lance Edmonds]

Robert, do you have a URL for the manufacturer of those keyboards, please?

They sound interesting (although the calculator won't replace my trusty old Ti58C).

Thanks!

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