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Format Library - eoredson - 02-13-2026
Find attached the file FormatX7.zip which contains FormatX.bas and is a library of format functions.
They are not a Print Using replicants but contain certain FormatX$ functions similar to the ones in QB 7.1
The functions allow for parsing formatted strings and unique to QB64 which has no Format$ functions.
Year between 1753 and 2078 increased to 0001 and 9999.
NOT backwards compatible with QB 4.5 because format date/time is stored in float Now## precision.
https://qb64phoenix.com/forum/attachment.php?aid=4606
RE: Format Library - grymmjack - 02-14-2026
Thanks @eoredson - where can we find information about QB 7.1 ? That's the highest version number I've heard of!
RE: Format Library - grymmjack - 02-14-2026
Ah I found this! https://dos.zone/qbasic-extended/
![[Image: Screenshot-20260214-013302.png]](https://i.ibb.co/vChd2znJ/Screenshot-20260214-013302.png)
RE: Format Library - SMcNeill - 02-14-2026
(02-14-2026, 06:31 AM)grymmjack Wrote: Thanks @eoredson - where can we find information about QB 7.1 ? That's the highest version number I've heard of!
https://archive.org/details/microsoft-basic-pds-7.0-and-7.1
RE: Format Library - a740g - 02-14-2026
VBDOS 1.0 was really the last true successor to QuickBASIC.
I've put together a DOSBox VM that runs directly in a web browser, and you can try it out here: https://archive.org/details/VBDOS
RE: Format Library - eoredson - 02-14-2026
The term QB 7.1 also refers to a product named PDS 7.00 and PDS 7.10
which was an improvement over QB 4.5
PDS is the Professional Development System. And is compatible with QB.
Later and last version of QB IDEs is the product VBdos which is the
first form based interpreter and has been named v1.00 Pro as of late.
All of the above support BC.EXE, LINK.EXE, and various .LIB files.
The original IDEs are Qbasic.exe, QB.exe, QBX.exe, and VBdos.exe.
RE: Format Library - eoredson - 02-26-2026
And, of course, there were early IBM PC 8086 BASIC interpreters called:
Basic.com and Basica.com
which were not really the interpreter itself, but,
called the absolute jump to the program in ROM..
-ejo
btw: if you want to go way back, there was a BASIC interpreter in Univac 1108 machines in the '70s.
this was before the 'C' (and 'B') languages.
RE: Format Library - ahenry3068 - 02-26-2026
(02-26-2026, 10:22 PM)eoredson Wrote: And, of course, there were early IBM PC 8086 BASIC interpreters called:
Basic.com and Basica.com
which were not really the interpreter itself, but,
called the absolute jump to the program in ROM..
-ejo
btw: if you want to go way back, there was a BASIC interpreter in Univac 1108 machines in the '70s.
this was before the 'C' (and 'B') languages.
If you want to go WAY BACK. The original BASIC went online May 1st, 1964 at Dartsmouth U.
RE: Format Library - eoredson - 02-28-2026
(02-26-2026, 11:27 PM)ahenry3068 Wrote:Grin(02-26-2026, 10:22 PM)eoredson Wrote: And, of course, there were early IBM PC 8086 BASIC interpreters called:
Basic.com and Basica.com
which were not really the interpreter itself, but,
called the absolute jump to the program in ROM..
-ejo
btw: if you want to go way back, there was a BASIC interpreter in Univac 1108 machines in the '70s.
this was before the 'C' (and 'B') languages.
If you want to go WAY BACK. The original BASIC went online May 1st, 1964 at Dartsmouth U.
I must have been 2 years old then.