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DarkBASIC Discussion / Changing BASIC: Is It Possible?

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Libervurto
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Posted: 30th Jun 2007 00:50
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I love basic, but I don't like that variables don't have to be declared, is there a way to change this?
I would also prefer if assigning variables was more like other languages, using ":=" or "==".
If any of this is possible I'd be grateful for your suggestions.
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Posted: 30th Jun 2007 01:04 Edited at: 30th Jun 2007 01:04
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Nope, not possible in dark basic
But if you use darkbasic long enough, you'll get used to it. I know I did

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TDK
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Posted: 30th Jun 2007 01:05
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I see where you are coming from - as a Delphi/Pascal programmer with experience in C++ - but if you made those changes to BASIC, as good as they are, it would no longer be BASIC.

It's like saying you like French or German, but want to have a special version with lots of English words in it. It would then no longer be French or German if you did it!

You've always got Dark GDK if you prefer C++.

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Libervurto
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Posted: 30th Jun 2007 01:53
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aww OK, I guess i wouldn't be able to post any of my code if I could change it anyway lol.
I guess I'll just have to make sure I spell my variable names correctly.
PS is there any way to check whether you've created a variable you didn't want to?
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Posted: 30th Jun 2007 02:09
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Not really.

You could always create Rem lines at the start of your program (where the global Var section would be). When you add variable names, you add the name to the 'Var' section on one of the Rem lines.

When you add it, you would be able to see if it's been used before, and being on Rem lines they would be totally ignored when compiled.

But, that sounds like a lot of unnecessary hard work to me!

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Libervurto
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@ TDK

yeah looks like hard work. I just get annoyed because on many occasions I've changed half of my code trying to find faults and it turned out to be a spelling mistake!!!
I spose i could use the "find" tool in darkEDIT and check it that way.
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Posted: 30th Jun 2007 09:44
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Or make all of your globals arrays

int_a(0)
float_b#(0)
string_c$(0)

If it's spelled wrong later, DBC will complain.

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@ Latch

Yeah that would work but it doesn't look too nice. I might use it if I'm writing a very big program. Thanks for the suggestion

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