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  1. üRSCהILESחNוFAאASIC Çbyפobertזeessels,צtrike-a-Lightצoftware
  2.  
  3. Hello∙ouµreaks∩ut⌠here!
  4. Let'sΦaveβ≤hortΘntroductionµirst.לy∈ameΘsפobertזeessels.
  5. Iβmβ≡rogrammer,⇩and≈orkβt⌠heגutch≤oftwarehouse⇩STRIKE-a-
  6. LIGHT≤oftware¿inµactח'm∩ne∩f⌠he∩wners∩f⌠hisπompany).⇩I
  7. work⇩on⇩the⇩ST⇩now⇩for∩neβnd⇩a⇩half⇩year.⇩Most⇩of⇩the
  8. programming⇩IΣoΘsΣoneΘnוfAΓasic.⇩All≥outines⌠hat⇩should
  9. run⇩fast⇩I⇩write⇩in≡ure⇩assembler⇩using⇩Profimat.⇩For⇩my
  10. resources,ח⌡seי-Resource,∩rπreate⌠hemϕyselfµromוfAΓasic.
  11.  
  12. All≥ight,∈ow∮et's≤tart.
  13. On⇩theΣisk∙ou'llµindβוfAΓasic≡rogramπalled⇩RESOURCE.BAS,
  14. and⌠he≥esourceµileפESOURCE.RSC.קryβndσxamine⌠he≡rogram⌠o
  15. learn⌡sing≥esources.
  16.  
  17. TheצTΦas≤ome≤tandardΓuiltΘn≥outines,≈hichπan⌠akeπare∩f
  18. theΘnteractivityΓetween⌡serβndπomputer.דxamplesβre⌠he≈ell
  19. knownϕenuΓar,βlertΓoxes∩rµorms.קheseβreβllΣescribedΘnβ
  20. soπalled≥esource.
  21.  
  22.  
  23. So,⇩a⇩resourceΘsβ≡ile∩fΘnformationΣescribing⇩things⇩like
  24. menu⇩barsβndµorms.⇩A≥esourceΘs⌡suallyϕade≈ithβ⇩resource
  25. construction⇩set⇩likeי-Resource.⇩The≥esourceµile⇩is⇩called
  26. *.RSC.
  27.  
  28. A⇩resource⇩isΓuilt⌡pΓy∩bjects.⇩An∩bjectΘsµor⇩example⇩a
  29. string,⇩a⇩box⇩orβnΘcon.⇩Byπombining∮oose∩bjects⇩you⇩can
  30. createβ≥esourceµile.
  31. I≈ill∈owσxplainΦow⌠oϕakeβµorm.
  32. Start≈ith≡uttingβµorm¿aΓigΓox)Θn⌠heπreation≈indow.⇩You
  33. nowΦaveβ≥ectangleΘn≈hich∙ouπan∩rganize∙our⇩objects.⇩You
  34. can≡utβnנKΓoxΘnΘt,⇩anΘcon,⇩anσditable⌠ext¿the⌡serπan
  35. typeΘn≤omeΘnformation),⇩etc.⇩When⌠heµorm∮ooks∮ike⌠he≈ay
  36. you≈antΘt⌠o,∙ouπan≤aveβ≥esourceµileπontaining⌠heµorm.
  37.  
  38. Now∙ouϕustϕerge⌠he≥esourceΘn∙our≡rogram.
  39. If⇩youΦaveτivenσach∩bjectβ∈ame,⇩youπanτetβ∮ist∩f⇩the
  40. names⇩and∈umbers∩f⌠he∩bjectΓyϕerging⌠he¬.Hµile⇩to⇩your
  41. program.
  42.  
  43.  
  44.  
  45. At⌠he≤tart∩f⌠he≡rogram∙ouϕust∮oad⌠he≥esourceµile:
  46.  
  47. N$="*.RSC"+Chr$(0)
  48. LpokeIJddrin,Varptr(N$)
  49. Gemsysõ10
  50.  
  51. Theτemsys⌠akesπare∩f∮oading⌠he≥esourceµileΘnµreeϕemory.
  52. Now∙ouϕustτet⌠he≤tartβdress∩f⌠he≥esource:
  53.  
  54. Dpokeוintin,0
  55. Dpokeוintin+2,0
  56. Gemsysõ12
  57. Tree%=Lpeek(Addrout)
  58.  
  59. Now⇩the÷ariableקree%πontains⌠heβdressβt≈hich⌠he⇩resource
  60. is∮ocatedΘnϕemory.
  61. Now∙ouΦave⌠oπenter⌠heµormΘn⌠he≤creen:
  62.  
  63. LpokeIJddrin,Tree%
  64. GemsysŒ4
  65.  
  66.  
  67. Now⌠he≈holeµormΘs≥eadyµor⌡se.
  68. YouπanΣraw⌠heµorm∩n⌠he≤creen:
  69.  
  70. LpokeIJddrin,Tree%
  71. Dpokeוintin,0
  72. Dpokeוintin+2,7
  73. Dpokeוintin+4,0
  74. Dpokeוintin+6,0
  75. Dpokeוintin+8,640
  76. Dpokeוintin+10,400
  77. Gemsysœ2
  78.  
  79. By⌠hisτemsys⌠heµormΘs∩nlyΣrawn⌠o⌠he≤creen.⇩Nothingσlse
  80. isΣone≈ithΘt.
  81. Youπanβctivate⌠heµorm:
  82.  
  83. LpokeIJddrin,Tree%
  84. Dpokeוintin,-1⇦(or⌠he∩bject∈umber≈hichΘsσditable)
  85. GemsysŒ0
  86.  
  87.  
  88.  
  89. NowוEM⌠akes∩ver⌡ntil⌠he⌡serπlicks∩nβ⌠ouchexit∩rβnσxit
  90. box.IJfter≤uchβΓoxΘs≤electedΓasic⌠akes∩verβgain.
  91. Youπan∩btain⌠he∈umber∩f⌠he≤electedΓox:
  92.  
  93. Out%=Dpeek(Gintout)
  94.  
  95. The÷ariableנut%∈owπontains⌠he∩bject∈umber.⇩In⌠he∮ist∙ou
  96. merged⇩to⇩your≡rogram∙ouπanµind⌠he∈ameΓelonging⇩to⇩that
  97. number.
  98. Ifβn∩bjectΘs≤electedΘsΘsβutomaticallyΘnverted.ךouπan≥e-
  99. invertΘt:
  100.  
  101. Dpokeקree%+Out%*24+10,Dpeek(Tree%+Out%*24+10)IJnd¿65534)
  102.  
  103. Now∙ouπanΣo≤omethingβsβ≥eaction⌠o⌠he≤elected∩bject,βnd
  104. the≥edrawβnd≥eactivate⌠heµormβgain.
  105. All⌠his∮ooks≡robably≥atherΣifficult⌠o∙ou,⇩butחβssure∙ou
  106. itt⇩isΘnµact±uiteσasy.⇩ItΘs⌠houghβΓitΦard⌠o⇩learn⇩it
  107. fromβ⌠extµile.
  108. You⇩can∈owΓetter∮oadוfAΓasicβn⌠ry⌠he≡rogramח⇩mentioned
  109. above.⇩After⇩a⇩bit⇩playing≈ith⌠he≡rogram⇩I'm⇩sure⇩you'll
  110. understandΘt.
  111. I≈ish∙ouτood∮uckΘn⌠he≈orld∩fוEM.
  112.  
  113. Youπan≥eachϕeβt:
  114.  
  115. STRIKE-a-LIGHT≤oftware
  116. Robertזeessels
  117. GroteאergÕ5
  118. 5611יJ⇩Eindhoven
  119. Theמetherlands.
  120.  
  121.