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[[DEF SEG]] is used to define the area in memory to access QB64's emulated conventional memory.
[[DEF SEG]] is used to define the area in memory to access QB64's emulated conventional memory.
==Legacy support==
* '''QB64 implements memory access using [[_MEM]] and related functions. For that reason, [[DEF SEG]] isn't recommended practice anymore and is supported to maintain compatibility with legacy code.'''




{{PageSyntax}}
{{PageSyntax}}
: [[DEF SEG]] [=][{segment|VARSEG(variable}]
: [[DEF SEG]] [=][{segment|VARSEG(variable}]
=== Legacy support ===
* '''QB64 implements memory access using [[_MEM]] and related functions. For that reason, [[DEF SEG]] isn't recommended practice anymore and is supported to maintain compatibility with legacy code.'''




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* [[DEF SEG]], [[VARSEG]], [[VARPTR]], [[PEEK]] and [[POKE]] access QB64's emulated 16 bit conventional memory block. '''It is highly recommended to use QB64's [[_MEM]] memory system to avoid running out of memory.'''
* [[DEF SEG]], [[VARSEG]], [[VARPTR]], [[PEEK]] and [[POKE]] access QB64's emulated 16 bit conventional memory block. '''It is highly recommended to use QB64's [[_MEM]] memory system to avoid running out of memory.'''


<!--
{{PageExamples}}
''Example:'' In a Qbasic(ONLY) file delete, '''SEG''' forces the parameter to be passed as a far pointer.
{{CodeStart}} '' ''
{{Cl|CONST}} file = "trashme.tmp"  'example temporary file name to delete
{{Cl|DEFINT}} A-Z
{{Cl|DIM}} filename {{Cl|AS}} {{Cl|STRING}}
{{Cl|DIM}} result {{Cl|AS}} {{Cl|LONG}}
{{Cl|DIM}} t {{Cl|AS}} {{Cl|STRING}}
{{Cl|DIM}} i {{Cl|AS}} {{Cl|INTEGER}}
{{Cl|CONST}} codelen = 48
{{Cl|DIM}} code {{Cl|AS}} {{Cl|STRING}} * codelen
{{Cl|CLS}}
t = "5589E51E8B560C8EDA8B5E0A8B5702B441CD218B56088EDA8B5E06720B6631C0"
t = t + "6689071F5DCA0800660D0000FFFFEBF0"
{{Cl|FOR...NEXT|FOR}} i = 0 {{Cl|TO}} codelen - 1
{{Cl|MID$}}(code, i + 1, 1) = {{Cl|CHR$}}({{Cl|VAL}}("&h" + {{Cl|MID$}}(t, i + i + 1, 2)))
{{Cl|NEXT}}
{{Cl|OPEN}} file {{Cl|FOR...NEXT|FOR}} {{Cl|APPEND}} {{Cl|AS}} 1  'create temporary file
{{Cl|PRINT (file statement)|PRINT}} #1, "I am doomed! :-("
{{Cl|CLOSE}}
{{Cl|PRINT}} "now you see it:"
{{Cl|SHELL}} "dir " + file
K$ = {{Cl|INPUT$}}(1)
filename = file + {{Cl|CHR$}}(0)  'create zero string name for DOS
{{Cl|DEF SEG}} = {{Cl|VARSEG}}(code)
{{Cl|CALL}} absolute('''SEG''' filename, '''SEG''' result, {{Cl|VARPTR}}(code))
{{Cl|IF...THEN|IF}} result {{Cl|THEN}}  'check results
{{Cl|PRINT}} "oops. error: 0x"; {{Cl|HEX$}}(result {{Cl|AND (boolean)|AND}} {{Cl|&H}}FFFF&)
{{Cl|ELSE}}
{{Cl|PRINT}} "now you don't:"
{{Cl|END IF}}
{{Cl|SHELL}} "dir " + file
{{Cl|END}} '' ''
{{CodeEnd}}
{{small|Code by Michael Calkins as Public Domain(2011)}}
-->


''See also:''
{{PageSeeAlso}}
* [[DEF SEG = 0]]
* [[DEF SEG = 0]]
* [[VARPTR]], [[VARSEG]]  
* [[VARPTR]], [[VARSEG]]
* [[PEEK]], [[POKE]]
* [[PEEK]], [[POKE]]
* [[BSAVE]], [[BLOAD]]
* [[BSAVE]], [[BLOAD]]

Latest revision as of 00:29, 29 January 2023

DEF SEG is used to define the area in memory to access QB64's emulated conventional memory.


Syntax

DEF SEG [=][{segment|VARSEG(variable}]

Legacy support

  • QB64 implements memory access using _MEM and related functions. For that reason, DEF SEG isn't recommended practice anymore and is supported to maintain compatibility with legacy code.


Description

  • Used to set the pointer to a memory area of a variable/array or register.
  • PEEK and POKE require a segment memory address (often just 0) without using VARSEG.
  • Important segments using PEEK and POKE include &HB800 (text segment) and &HA000 (graphics segment).
  • BSAVE and BLOAD require a VARSEG reference to the grahic array(0 index) used.
  • Always use DEF SEG when the procedure is completed, in order to reset the segment to QBasic's default value.
  • DEF SEG, VARSEG, VARPTR, PEEK and POKE access QB64's emulated 16 bit conventional memory block. It is highly recommended to use QB64's _MEM memory system to avoid running out of memory.


See also


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