Microsoft QuickBASIC Programmer's Reference

Fülszöveg

HOWARD W. SAMS SlCOMPANY Microsoft QuickBASIC Programmer's Reference This is it-the complete, up-to-date, ultimate authority on all that is QuickBASIC, now the best-selling BASIC around. Serious BASIC programmers - professional or otherwise-will find in these pages a comprehensive treatment of all 200 commands and functions in QuickBASIC 4.5, arranged and indexed to dispense fast answers. But while Microsoft QuickBASIC Programmer's Reference is built for speed and convenience, it's organized by programming topics -operations, program structure, graphics, strings, and so on -so you can use it two ways: Zoom in on the syntax you need, or study the section that fills out your QuickBASIC repertoire. Illustrating each major topic is a complete sample program, so you can put your new skills straight to work. Real-life code samples demonstrate: > Data types, variables, and data structures > Input and output: keyboard, screen, printer, disk, and other devices > Date and time operations >... Tovább

Fülszöveg

HOWARD W. SAMS SlCOMPANY Microsoft QuickBASIC Programmer's Reference This is it-the complete, up-to-date, ultimate authority on all that is QuickBASIC, now the best-selling BASIC around. Serious BASIC programmers - professional or otherwise-will find in these pages a comprehensive treatment of all 200 commands and functions in QuickBASIC 4.5, arranged and indexed to dispense fast answers. But while Microsoft QuickBASIC Programmer's Reference is built for speed and convenience, it's organized by programming topics -operations, program structure, graphics, strings, and so on -so you can use it two ways: Zoom in on the syntax you need, or study the section that fills out your QuickBASIC repertoire. Illustrating each major topic is a complete sample program, so you can put your new skills straight to work. Real-life code samples demonstrate: > Data types, variables, and data structures > Input and output: keyboard, screen, printer, disk, and other devices > Date and time operations > Mathematical functions > Event trapping > System operations The reference material even steps beyond the boundaries of its subject, covering differences between QuickBASIC and other BASICs like Turbo Basic and the BASICA interpreter. Keep Microsoft QuickBASIC Programmer's Reference handy while you code, and you can clear your desk of other BASIC books-everything you need is here. Douglas Hergert has been producing successful programming books for over eight years, with more than two-dozen titles to his credit. A former teacher, Hergert has written best-selling books on BASIC, Pascal, C, and dBASE, and has written extensively about spreadsheets and integrated software. Vissza