Post by: mdjenkins86 on June 12, 2005, 09:12:00 am
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Don't want people to think that I am smarter than I am... :laugh:
Post by: mdjenkins86 on June 12, 2005, 09:31:00 am
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Chapter 1: Good Bye, Cruel World
From, the home screen while the desktop is turned off: APPS, 6 if running ASM 1.0 or 7 if running ASM 2 or higher, 3 for new program, for program name enter ?hellowd?. Type the following code as followed:
Hellowd()
Prgm
Disp ?Good Bye, Cruel Would?
EndPrgm
Input and output. This is how you as the programmer communicates with the user, the person running your program. The be honest, Input and Output is how we communicate and is a way of life. When you go to work, you input your time and services. The output is your paycheck. When you ask someone for his or her name, you are outputting the question (or inquiry). Their response is the input. Repeating their name back to them would be output. When you put your MAC card into an ATM that is input. The ATM then uses output when it asks you?re for your pin. When you enter the pin, this is input.
In general when dealing with a calculator program, input is something that the user does to interact with the program. Some sort of output usually and generally follows this input?if the user presses (inputs) enter then display (output) ?Thank You ? on the screen.
On 68k calculators, there is a separate reserved screen for input and output. This is completely and utterly independent of the home screen. To view the I/O screen press F5 from the home screen. Press ESC to return to the home screen. Clearing the home screen will not affect the I/O screen and clearing the I/O screen will not affect the home screen.
The program listed above is an example of simple output. This program doesn?t have code to except input from the user.
Hellowd()
Prgm
Disp ?Good Bye, Cruel World?
EndPrgm
The program launcher, that is the force that runs your program, will begin executing your code after Prgm statement is detected. Concordantly the program has no life beyond the EndPrgm statement. Thus, all code should be written between Prgm and EndPrgm. You will notice that ?Hellowd()? rests above the Prgm statement. Hellowd is the name of your program and () is the space where you can input arguments for that program. Arguments will discussed in a later chapter so don?t focus on that too much just yet.
As I stated, all code between Prgm and EndPrgm is open for execution. In the program above the only code that is executable is ?Disp ?Good Bye, Cruel World??.
Disp is the simplest output function in BASIC. To display a literal, that is to display a string you use quotation marks. To display a number, you can simply type that number without quotations. To go to the next line, use a comma. Input the following code to see the result.
Hellowd()
Prgm
Disp ?The world?s greatest.?
Disp 45
Disp ?Infinity?, 42,?Complex?, 6*7
Post by: arti on June 12, 2005, 11:17:00 am
I can't wait to see how your tutorial will turn out. Damn exams, you've got a 9-day head start because of them ;)
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 12, 2005, 11:45:00 am
very nice tutorial mjenkins86 B)
. I dopnt know if I'll do BASIC if I gewt a 89t because I am really curious about GFA BASIC and ETP Studio but if I mess around with BASIC this tutorial may be THE one I'll refer too. ;)
Post by: arti on June 12, 2005, 11:50:00 am
Seems very very nice, I can't wait to try it out! *tries it out* :gift:
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Online dating services are designed to match up the perfect guy with the perfect girl, or guy or whatever?anyway, when you go to such websites and fill out or input your information, you are asked certain question. To these questions, there is only a certain amount of possible answers (for example: are you a girl, guy, cheese steak, meatball sandwich?are you seeking a girl, guy, cheese steak or meatball sandwich?). If the dating program is any good, it will make sense of your desires and try to obtain more specific input. Input is, according to answers.com something put into a system or expended in its operation to achieve output or a result. In the case of the dating service, the output would be your date, or sandwich.
In 89 Basic, there are several different ways to acquire input from the user. The functions that will be explored in this chapter are Input and InputStr. The Dialog Box input functions will be included throughout the variable chapters.
Enter the program editor and press 3 to create a new program. Name this program ?Inputut?. Enter the program below as shown:
Inputut()
Prgm
Disp ?How good is this tutorial?, ?On a scale of 0 to 10?
Input ?Number?, x
DispHome()
Return
EndPrgm
Type in ?x? on the home screen without the quotes and you will how good you think this tutorial is. Now type GetType(x). This will return the type of variable x is. Don?t worry so much about that right now. Just remember that whatever reply you supply for input is stored as a numerical expression. That means that only numbers, and words that are numbers, can be accepted using input. If you wanted to get a response that wasn?t a number, such as a name or birthplace, you would use InputStr instead of Input:
Inputnm()
Prgm
Disp ?My name is Desmond Jenkins?, ?What is yours?
Inputstr ?My Name?, x
DispHome()
Return
EndPrgm
When you perform, GetType(x) you will notice that x is type ?STR?. This means that the users input has been turned into a string. A string is an array of characters. In other words, a string is something in quotes. A literal.
Focus: Expressions
In math x can be equal to a number. Say 5. X=5. This means that x is an expression that is equal to 5. Now y can be set to x. This means that y=x=5.
In programming this is also true. In the first example when you used Input ?Number?, x, the number that the user inputs is an expression (numerical value) from 1 to 10. X is set to that input. Therefore, x is equal whatever the person enters, say 5. Variable X is now an expression, which is equal to 5.
Focus: Strings
In English, when you quotes someone, you use ?? quotation marks. When you use quotation marks to quotes someone, you are repeating word for word what that person said. You do this even when you quote yourself.
Desmond said, ?Programming is fun?, but nobody believed him.
?Programming is fun?, is an example of a literal because it is something that I literally said.
When the processor looks at your code, it will inherently try to quantify everything try typing Disp Programming is fun see what kind of error you get. You see without the quotes, the calculator thinks that Programming is a variable name and then discovers that it couldn?t be because the file name is too long. Try typing Disp ?Programming is fun?. This works because the calculator understands that Programming is fun is what you literally want to display, not some expression stored in a variable.
Chapter Review:
What is the difference between Input and InputStr?
What is a string?
What is an expression?
Definitions
Concept of Expression ?EXPR? A mathematical variable or number. On the 89 the ?Type? of variable that a number is or a variable that contains a number.
Concept of Strings ?STR? A quote. A literal. This is how you tell the calculator to display exactly what you want, without trying to quantify it. Remember to use quotation.
GetType Evaluates what type of system type a given variable is. Try GetType(hellowd) GetType(45)
Input Used to scan expressions from the user
InputStr Used to scan strings from the user
DispHome Return to the home screen, program is still active.
Return The easiest and safest way to exit a program or function.
The executon will pick up where you left the previous program. When you use this in a function, you can return values.
Stop Full Stop. End of code execution. Dangerous. Avoid at all costs.
Extra Program: Intermediate
Info()
Prgm
ClrIO
Disp ?My name is Desmond Jenkins?, ?What is yours?
Inputstr ?My Name?, x
Input ?How old are you?, y
ClrIO
Disp ?Okay?, ?Your name is ?, x, ?and you are ?, string(y)&? Years old.?
Post by: mdjenkins86 on June 18, 2005, 07:32:00 am
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It is about the many forms of hit detection, used for games the require maps, and uses ascii graphics... :)
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| QUOTE (Kevin @ June 19, 2005, 10:41) |
| Will there be an off-line version? If so I might include it in the archives here once finished, if not I am thinking about creating a topic will all chapters in the Community articles section or a pinned topic in the help and support section :) |
The tutorial is offline. I just copied and pasted it to the post. That's why I always say 'Without Formatting', because all the effects and tables and formatting used aren't translated when I post. When I finish the tutorial I will let you have the offline formatted version.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 19, 2005, 07:09:00 am
Well actually I have the ability to post HTML in the News section but I never got that to work like I wanted :(
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Post by: tifreak on June 19, 2005, 10:40:00 am If you have a question about the code, I will be more than willing to explain it. :) Kinda like learnin TI-basic all over again... Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 20, 2005, 02:51:00 am *waiting TI-89 BASIC tutorial: chapter 3* Post by: mdjenkins86 on June 20, 2005, 04:58:00 am  :dang::paf:
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 20, 2005, 05:45:00 am  , part time job with studying is fine but both previous one can lead to pb I think, hopefully school finishes this week for everyone
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Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 29, 2005, 02:25:00 am about google I think i finally got my website back in google search, its not always at the top but that might justify the slightly increased amount of guests online I think :) btw how many tutorial are ready so far? Just in case a 3rd of 4th one was under develkoppement and I didnt knew Post by: tifreak on June 29, 2005, 02:57:00 am Post by: mdjenkins86 on June 29, 2005, 03:55:00 am Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 29, 2005, 05:37:00 am
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Post by: tifreak on June 29, 2005, 11:10:00 am Good news. I just saved a load of money on my calc insurance by switching to Geico! lol, no really, I just got the lessons posted on the site, which can be found at: http://tifreakware.calcgames.org/tutorials.htm Let me know if it is satisfactory. :D
Post by: arti on June 29, 2005, 04:12:00 pm Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 30, 2005, 01:16:00 am Post by: tifreak on June 30, 2005, 07:04:00 am  I was just trying to get something posted, to make it look like I hadn't stopped working on the site... B)
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Post by: arti on July 08, 2005, 02:15:00 pm
Maybe this means he's working hard on TSOD! :thumb:  Post by: tifreak on July 08, 2005, 03:08:00 pm Post by: mdjenkins86 on July 08, 2005, 07:48:00 pm
Post by: tifreak on July 09, 2005, 02:10:00 am And the next tutorial would be great! :thumb: Edit: Thought you would like to know that the tutorials are getting a couple hits a week now... :)
Post by: mdjenkins86 on July 15, 2005, 02:51:00 am There is one simple truth about output: everything that is the result of something else is output. And concordantly, anything that can be seen, heard, or understood is also output. Sometimes input is output: Once upon a time there was a fly above a lake. There was a fish watching the fly that was thinking, ?When the fly comes near the water, I can jump up an grab the fly?. Well, their also happened to be a bear that was watching a fish that was thinking, ?When the fly goes near the pond, the fish will grab the fly and I can grab the fish?? The story goes on and on until a cat is watching a mouse watching a hunter?s sandwich; the hunter is busy watching the bear that is watching the fish that is watching the fly. This is an excellent example of output and its relation to input, and also how something can quickly change from input to output. With that said, lets take a look at some ways we can use output to both request and display input on a screen. When you display input, it is called output This chapter is dedicated to dwelling even more on input and output. If you believe that you have a steady foundation in input and output philosophy, please feel free to skip ahead as this may seem unnervingly elementary. Enter the program editor and press 3 to create a new program. Name this program ?Inputut?. Enter the program below as shown: Exoutput() Prgm Post by: DJ Omnimaga on July 15, 2005, 03:12:00 am Look nice, now I see how it works and might help me if I want to mess around with BASIC if I get a 89. Al;so I now see why there are no word wrap in this function (I think): Basically on the 83+ on the home screen there are 8 row and 16 columns. Basically if you do Output(2,4,"HELLO" it will display HELLO at row 2 column 4. However the TI-89 output function is similar to the 83+ Text( command. If you do Text(12,31,"HELLO" it will display HELLO at pixel row 12 and pixel column 31 with no word wrap (text displayed outside of the screen to the right will be cut). This will display small text though. I dunno if there ar esimilar things on 68ks but on the 83+/84+ calcs (not on the 82/83 regular though) if you do Text(-54125+1,12,31,"HELLO" instead of Text(12,31,"HELLO" it will display big text fonts (like on the homescreen) instead of small ones :)
Post by: arti on July 15, 2005, 04:14:00 am However, you get small font when using the Dialog Box function (like a pop-up window, it's neat) - but on the 92/v200 that font is also quite large. Bleh. Post by: tifreak on July 15, 2005, 05:05:00 am
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Don't worry I already have the formatted version and will send them to you today. Post by: tifreak on July 16, 2005, 06:57:00 am
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Post by: mdjenkins86 on July 18, 2005, 03:40:00 am the comand ord("A") will give you the "Ascii Key code" for the character "Capital A", which amazing is 65 like one would assume. Think C programming. The command char(65) will give the Ascii character for the code inputed. In this case the character corresponding with code 65 is "Capital A" or A. So the loop: ord("A")c For a, c,c+25 Disp char(a) Endfor Will display every letter of the alphabet in capital form. This will do the same thing as for a,65,91 Disp char(a) EndFor you would only do ord("A")c if you didnt know that "A" = 65 Post by: DJ Omnimaga on July 29, 2005, 04:06:00 am hmm, is it me or did something happened? Lot of members have left the scene lately in the past weeks, not only on Omnimaga but everywhere as well. I havent seen mjenkins, arti, greenorange, solitaire710, etc for a long while :( 
Post by: tifreak on July 29, 2005, 05:59:00 am Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 11, 2005, 03:40:00 am well at leas tright now TSOD is progressing..
Post by: mdjenkins86 on October 20, 2005, 01:24:00 pm Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 21, 2005, 02:43:00 am  *speechless*too bad I wish I would see this come out for calc someday, there are too many ppl who quittted calc programming this year this is a shame and something needs to be done :( *Kevin Post by: tifreak on October 21, 2005, 05:16:00 am Do you plan on workin on the tutorials anymore, or what I have is all that will be? :ph43r:
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