IBasic Version 1.64
http://www.pyxia.com/softindex.html
Installation:
After unzipping into a temporary directory just double click
on the 'setup' icon and follow the instructions

System Requirements:

- Pentium 166 or better processor
- 5 MB free disk space
- 16 megabytes of RAM - 64 megabytes recommended
- Windows 95™ or greater OR
- Windows 2000 or greater
- DirectX 7.0 or greater installed.

To view the user's guide you need at least IE 4.01 installed. Some systems also require an update from Microsoft to properly view HTMLhelp files. That update is available here

Revision History:
01/18/2002 V1.64b
Corrected double precision variable problem with intrinsic functions. Added standard keyboard shortcuts for selecting text in the editor.
01/16/2002 V1.64
New functions ENABLECONTROL and WAITUNTIL. More sample programs added.

01/13/2002 V1.63
New functions CHECKMENUITEM, ENABLEMENUITEM, DXGETMAPTILE. Arrays can now be defined dynamically using variables to specify index size. Fixed bug in map drawing always scroll wrapping. @IDMENUINIT added to message types. Fixed bug in DLL calling when a function was declared without parameters. Debugging section added to manual.

01/09/2002 V1.62
New functions DXGETMAPCOUNT, DXGETMAPWIDTH, DXGETMAPHEIGHT and DXSAVEMAP. Changes in DXFLIP command. Fixed bug in dialog editor not generating the correct variable name for controls. Fixed bug dealing with vertical and horizontal scrollbars contained within a window. Multiple directx windows can now be created simultaneously. When in the editor and an error occurs IBasic now cleans up open windows, closes the console and restores the screen if the error occurred while in full screen directx mode. Executables now report any errors instead of quietly exiting without warning.

01/06/2002 V1.61
Minor changes in message processing resulting in about a 20% improvement in speed. Maps were not displaying if the bitmap only contained one tile. fixed.

01/02/2002 V1.6
Now DirectX capable with screens, sprites and scrolling maps. 30 new commands and statements added. Fixed bugs in IF, BACKPEN and console usage. Added GETSTARTPATH, NOT, SETID, GETKEYSTATE and MESSAGEBOX functions. ADDED @NOCAPTION and @BORDER flags for window creation. Relaxed syntax when using parenthesis around statement parameters.

12/14/2001 V1.5
Added POINTER data type. DLL functions can now be called with user TYPE variables (structures). TYPE variables now accept a pack parameter that controls byte packing when passed to DLL functions. Enhanced SYSTEM command. All variable types now available as subroutine parameters. Complex variables now passed by reference to subroutines. TAB/DETAB added to editor. Debugging enhancements to variable display dialog.

12/08/2001 V1.42
Added support for more comparison operators when using strings: <, >, <=, >= . Added support for one line IF statements using the THEN keyword. Fixed small bug in master.iba sample program. Editor now uses advanced file open dialog when run in Windows 2000/XP.

12/03/2001 V1.4
IBasic now creates stand alone EXE's (registered version only). Fixed bug in loading saved dialogs. Bug fixed in nested subroutines not allocating local variables correctly. Bug fixed in array variables using a local index in a subroutine would fail sometimes. String variables can now be defined with embedded quotes without a syntax error. A$ = "this is a "test" string" for example. Manual converted to HTMLhelp.

11/14/2001 V1.3
Integrated dialog editor added! PlayWave command added. Bug fixed in 'Addstring/Insertstring' not working when controls were in a dialog. Floating point numbers can now be specified without a leading 0. Large hex numbers now supported directly using the form 0xffffffff. Changes in Read/Write allowing for directly reading/writing the contents of a file from memory allocated with Allocmem. The 'End' statment now reports a syntax error if you try to use it incorrectly.

10/24/2001 V 1.2
Many new commands for manipulating BITMAPS, ICONS and CURSORS. Add filter string to FILEREQUEST. Bug fixes in GETSTATE. Fully implemented @NOAUTODRAW for those that wish to process IDPAINT messages directly. Added commands to get/release handle of an IBasic windows DC (Device Context) to better facilitate calling WIN32 (WINAPI) routines directly.

9/24/2001 V 1.14
Fixed bug in math evaluator dealing with multi-dim array's

9/03/2001 V 1.13
Added FLOODFILL command.Fixed bug in show variable dialog not displaying local variables when STOP was used inside of a subroutine.

8/25/2001 V 1.12
Crash if IDE was closed when a program was running - fixed.

8/24/2001 V 1.11
Fixed resource leak. SETLINESTYLE bug fixed.

8/18/2001 V 1.1
New commands: ALLOCMEM, FREEMEM, READMEM, WRITEMEM, SETPRECISION,SETLINESTYLE. 6 new system constants for line styles added. Fixed bug in editor dealing with Undo.

08/10/2001 V 1.05
New commands: COLORREQUEST, GETSTATE and SETSTATE. @SFITALIC and @SFUNDERLINE added to SETFONT statement. F4 now runs program in editor. Backspace in editor deletes any selected text. Error messages didn't match in console and IDE - fixed. Window tabs didn't properly update after a save-as - fixed. Radio button controls are now automatically mutually exclusive. Added WORD variable type for DLL calls.

08/01/2001 V 1.04
Small bug in windows messaging code caused background to repaint multiple times.

07/31/2001 V 1.03
Syntax highlighting now properly colors variable types. When using REM or ' on a line containing DEF caused an error - fixed A mistake in the user guide pertaining to string assignments - corrected

07/25/2001 V 1.02 Undo now works properly in the editor. Menus can now be specified using either variables or string literals. Added operator precedence to math parser.

07/23/2001 V 1.01
Fixed bug in editor that didn't clear highlighted text when pasting.
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