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Is it me not knowing a hidden syntax, or is #Insert just usable with a constant.

#Insert "xxx" works
while #Insert a$ doensn't ;

#Insert filename$ is documented though


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#Insert filename$ is documented though

Is only explaining that it nead a file name actually...
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#insert is a compiler instruction.
So variables mean nothing at this point.
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ok, so just a language weakness
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There is absolutely no weakness in AppGameKit capabilities - maybe your using AppGameKit for other reasons to the rest of us
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This is the BASIC language. So Ideally, we shouldn't be required to understand the compiling process. But I guess there's some behind-the-hood stuff that goes against the beginner-friendly foundation.


Another little quirk that repeatedly gets me is when I want to create a light and type something like this:

PointylightyThing = CreatePointLight( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 5.0, 220, 220, 220 )

But for some reason, the light only accepts this:

CreatePointLight(PointylightyThing, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 5.0, 220, 220, 220 )



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Quote: "Another little quirk that repeatedly gets me is when I want to create a light and type something like this:

PointylightyThing = CreatePointLight( 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 5.0, 220, 220, 220 )

But for some reason, the light only accepts this:

CreatePointLight(PointylightyThing, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 5.0, 220, 220, 220 ) "


Looks like somebody forgot to overload that one.
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IronManhood wrote: "Looks like somebody forgot to overload that one."


Looking at the Teir 2 code, I (or anyone else with C++ knowledge) could easily add the alternate version which assigns an id point light instead if its really wanted? I try not to use more than a handful of point lights in pixel mode anyway. A custom shader is really the best method.

All the commands with # before them are preprocess commands meaning variables are not assigned at that point so everything has to be a literal value. Same as c compilers etc....
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Bengismo wrote: "All the commands with # before them are preprocess commands meaning variables are not assigned at that point so everything has to be a literal value. Same as c compilers etc...."


Thanks, good to know! I had wondered about the weird hashtag before constants. I figured it meant "this stuff is an integer", except that hashtag is for real numbers, so ...
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the #include we had put everything at the end of main file, that was not good for the compiler to understand.
the #Insert place the file data exact there, its better if u have dims and types at top at other modules.
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I prefer to #include the file, and use a gosub to get some stuff done right away:

#include "_ai.agc"
gosub _ai

This allows me to add some functions after the gosub. Those will conveniently be placed at the end of the main file.
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