Re: [ql-users] SBASIC error message

2001-05-27 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Marcel Kilgus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Malcolm Cadman wrote: >>>Whatever it is, I don't think it's QPC. SBASIC is very platform >>>independent. The only thing which is possible is that the SMSQ >>>floating point functions have a bug whereas the QPC ones haven't.

Re: [ql-users] SBASIC error message

2001-05-27 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Richard Zidlicky wrote: >> Depends on whether the underlying FPU of the host processor has bugs >> or not ;-) > do you have the pentium division bug workaround? No, I don't employ it. I've read Dr. Nicely's view of the bug and agree that unless somebody wants to study chaos theory or similar num

Re: [ql-users] SBASIC error message

2001-05-27 Thread Richard Zidlicky
On Sun, May 27, 2001 at 01:39:59AM +0200, Marcel Kilgus wrote: > Malcolm Cadman wrote: > >>Whatever it is, I don't think it's QPC. SBASIC is very platform > >>independent. The only thing which is possible is that the SMSQ > >>floating point functions have a bug whereas the QPC ones haven't. > > K

Re: [ql-users] SBASIC error message

2001-05-26 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Malcolm Cadman wrote: >>Whatever it is, I don't think it's QPC. SBASIC is very platform >>independent. The only thing which is possible is that the SMSQ >>floating point functions have a bug whereas the QPC ones haven't. > Knowing you, that is quite likely :-) Depends on whether the underlying F

Re: [ql-users] SBASIC error message

2001-05-26 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Marcel Kilgus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Malcolm Cadman wrote: >> Are the earlier versions of SMSQ/E that different ? Or is it QPC2 that >> is masking the problem by not going 'fatal' ? > >Whatever it is, I don't think it's QPC. SBASIC is very platform >independe

Re: [ql-users] SBASIC error message

2001-05-25 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Malcolm Cadman wrote: > Are the earlier versions of SMSQ/E that different ? Or is it QPC2 that > is masking the problem by not going 'fatal' ? Whatever it is, I don't think it's QPC. SBASIC is very platform independent. The only thing which is possible is that the SMSQ floating point functions

Re: [ql-users] SBASIC error message

2001-05-25 Thread Malcolm Cadman
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Christopher Cave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >What please does the following error mean? > >fatal error in SBASIC interpreter Not a 'dead' SBASIC then :-) >It appears when I try to run a program under SMSQ/e v2.93 on QPC1 or under >v2.96 on my SGC/Aurora system.

Re: [ql-users] SBASIC error message

2001-05-23 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Christopher Cave wrote: > [fatal error in SBASIC interpreter] The message can have many meanings, it's generally used when things are checked which are never supposed to go wrong anyway (at least better than just crashing or whatever). As generic functions like "convert expression to operation t

Re: [ql-users] Sbasic

2001-03-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Mar 2001, at 19:09, FrançoisVan Emelen wrote: > I'm using Smsqe 2.98 with Qpc2 high colours (always on top and window > mode) on windows 98. > I tried it in JOB 0 and Sbasic job with and without New after Qsave > ram1_p. > I added a line (line 15) to verify : > 10 DEFine a(b,c%) > 15 beep 1

Re: [ql-users] Sbasic

2001-03-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Mar 2001, at 17:13, Dave Westbury wrote: > > > Sorry Marcel, just tried the QPC2 demo and it does, viz: > Ah, it also happens on the QXL with SMSQe v. 2.98 Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] Sbasic

2001-03-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Mar 2001, at 15:58, Dave Westbury wrote: > Wolfgang wrote: > It only appears to happen for me to daughter SBASIC's, the main SBASIC accepts > it. I haven't tried that, I generally only work with daughterjobs. > I had a problem similar to this a few years ago when writing a very large SBAS

Re: [ql-users] Sbasic

2001-03-14 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Mar 2001, at 19:11, FrançoisVan Emelen wrote: > No problems here with Windows 98. Here I use QPC2 under win 98 SE. (or QXL). Both have this problem. Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] Sbasic

2001-03-13 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Dave Westbury wrote: >>> Can anyone repeat this? >>Doesn't crash here. > Sorry Marcel, just tried the QPC2 demo and it does, viz: Oh, indeed. I used qload rather than qlrun. Marcel

Re: [ql-users] Sbasic

2001-03-13 Thread FrançoisVan Emelen
Norman Dunbar wrote: > > Yep here too. > On NT4 service pack 6 > Running a registered copy of QPC2v2 and SMSQ version 2.98 (ver$(1)) > > Following Dave's instructions to the letter ends up with a daughter job > showing the no entry pointer. > > :o( > > Norman. > No problems here with Windo

Re: [ql-users] Sbasic

2001-03-13 Thread FrançoisVan Emelen
Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: > > On 13 Mar 2001, at 10:46, FrançoisVan Emelen wrote: > > > No, can't repeat that. > > Ok, good. > > Thanks for answering. > > Could you tell me what version of smsqe you're using? > > Wolfgang I'm using Smsqe 2.98 with Qpc2 high colours (always on top and window

RE: [ql-users] Sbasic

2001-03-13 Thread Norman Dunbar
s.com -Original Message- From: Dave Westbury [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 5:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ql-users] Sbasic >Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: >> Can anyone repeat this? > >Doesn't crash here. > >Marce

Re: [ql-users] Sbasic

2001-03-13 Thread Dave Westbury
>Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: >> Can anyone repeat this? > >Doesn't crash here. > >Marcel Sorry Marcel, just tried the QPC2 demo and it does, viz: (1) Launch QPC2 demo (2) type program into basic 10 DEF PROC a(b,c%) 20 END DEF a (3) QSAVE ram1_p (4) EXEP 'SBASIC' (5) switch to daughter SB

Re: [ql-users] Sbasic

2001-03-13 Thread Dave Westbury
Wolfgang wrote: >I seem to have a curious problem is SMSQE Sbasic: It only appears to happen for me to daughter SBASIC's, the main SBASIC accepts it. I had a problem similar to this a few years ago when writing a very large SBASIC program. It seemed when the program was first loaded certain thi

Re: [ql-users] Sbasic

2001-03-13 Thread Marcel Kilgus
Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: > Can anyone repeat this? Doesn't crash here. Marcel

Re: [ql-users] Sbasic

2001-03-13 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Mar 2001, at 10:46, FrançoisVan Emelen wrote: > No, can't repeat that. Ok, good. Thanks for answering. Could you tell me what version of smsqe you're using? Wolfgang

Re: [ql-users] Sbasic crash

2001-03-13 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
On 13 Mar 2001, at 8:44, Christopher Cave wrote: > In-Reply-To: <3AADD745.29568.3C11E@localhost> > Wolfgang > > Yes but, as your message implied, it was just the SBASIC job that crashed. > The rest of the system appeared to carry on O.K. Oh yes, the rest of the system carries on OK. Thanks f

Re: [ql-users] Sbasic

2001-03-13 Thread FrançoisVan Emelen
Wolfgang Lenerz wrote: > > Hello all > > I seemto have a curious problem is SMSQE Sbasic: > > Writing out the following lines: > > 10 def proc a(b,c%) > 20 end def a > > and then: > > Qsave ram1_p > > followed by QLrun ram1_p > > crashes the copy of the basic interpreter. > > Can anyone

Re: [ql-users] Sbasic

2001-03-12 Thread Wolfgang Lenerz
Hello all I seemto have a curious problem is SMSQE Sbasic: Writing out the following lines: 10 def proc a(b,c%) 20 end def a and then: Qsave ram1_p followed by QLrun ram1_p crashes the copy of the basic interpreter. Can anyone repeat this? Wolfgang