What is wrong??

[stig]

I'm trying to write a clean text based fullscreen interface, why is not part of this question,
but experimenting with the Console3.bas example, LB reports an error in line 5, unfinished
string? 

nomainwin



dim screen$(25)

for x = 0 to 24

    screen$(x) = ""      REM <-----
next x

[bplus]

REM owns the line! Try ' for comments next to code. Do you have access to Help? 

[dan1101]

For some reason, the blank spaces were dropped or erased.  The line is supposed to have 80 spaces between the quotes.  You can achieve the same thing by doing this:

nomainwin

dim screen$(25)

for x = 0 to 24

screen$(x) = space$(80)

next x


The space$() command can be used to insert the desired number of spaces into a string variable.


If you are referring to the REM <----, you just need to insert a colon between statements to put multiple statements on one line like this:

screen$(x) = "": REM <----


If you are getting an error from the line:  screen$(x) = ""

then the problem is somewhere else in the program because that line should NOT produce an error.  It is fine.


If I am completely misunderstanding the question, of underestimating your knowledge, then I apologize.

[bplus]

Sure dan1101 that works too, if you like typing ;-))

[stig]

dan1101, thanks, I assumed LB example code was working, so.. My bad, you are
right, I should have figured this out myself out of context. 24 x 80.
Thanks!

[stig]

The REM was just added to point to the grumpy line of code before posting

And
'If you are getting an error from the line: screen$(x) = ""

then the problem is somewhere else in the program because that line should NOT produce an error. It is fine'

No, first thing is, it halts at that line with an 'unfinished string' error, second thing, it's not my program
So I will give it up and start from scratch