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Anybody use decimals for line numbers? - Pete - 08-04-2022

Code: (Select All)
GOTO 98.6
END
98.6 PRINT "Hello World!"
SLEEP

Pete


RE: Anybody use decimals for line numbers? - Jack - 08-04-2022

it never occurred to me, just tested it in QB for DOS and it works there also


RE: Anybody use decimals for line numbers? - Pete - 08-04-2022

Yep, leave it to me to stumble on yet another 1/2 ASCII way to code something!

Pete Big Grin


RE: Anybody use decimals for line numbers? - PhilOfPerth - 08-05-2022

I'm a bit bemused: why shouldn't it work? we can use words as labels, why not decimal numbers?


RE: Anybody use decimals for line numbers? - bplus - 08-05-2022

Too bad we can't use variables, that would get interesting! GOTO 1/3


RE: Anybody use decimals for line numbers? - SMcNeill - 08-05-2022

I remember a couple old games which used this as an organization method. Was it Zork? Wizardry? The way it worked was by setting code sections into various number ranges.

Example:

Line 100.000 - 199.999 was character creation.
Line 200.000 - 299.999 was character level up + skill acquire

And so on.


RE: Anybody use decimals for line numbers? - bplus - 08-05-2022

I'd do that with ole GW Basic, map out programs with line numbers.