Re: A83:BASIC Question
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Re: A83:BASIC Question
I HATE HTML EMAILS!!! Anyway... That wasn't what he was talking about
and better definition for a pointer is a variable that contains a memory
address. It doesn't have to be pointing to another variable.
(Sorry about this being OT, but hey...)
char *i;
i = (char *) malloc(1);
//Does not point to another variable, but a location
char *i,a = "A";
i = &a;
//This does (I think that is correct???)
Jacob W. Tatay wrote:
>
>
>
> Surth wrote:
>
> > This is a question concerning BASIC....since I do not want to go and
> > sign up and
> > do all of that stuff for one question about BASIC I hope one of you
> > guys will help
> > me out.
> >
> > Is there any way to (inside of a program) take a string and save it
> > as the name of
> > a List for later reference?
> > I have tried simpily saving the string as L String 1 but this will
> > not work,
> > further more the farthest I have been able to save from a string
> > is: String 1
> > --> Y1(being the first "Y" function / Variable).
> > If anyone out there could help me, please do........
>
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> Surth, I am assuming you have a TI 83.
>
> If you are trying to use a string as a pointer (C++ term, oh, no!!) to
> List 1, forget
> about it. TI-BASIC is just that BASIC!!! Not advanced, like C++, or
> ASM.
>
> (PS. A pointer points to something, that is a variable that could
> point to the
> memory address of another (If anyone has a better explanation, give
> it!!! I
> have not used C++ pointers for a year or so)
>
>
> You can not save a string to a list variable, the following would be
> invalid
>
> str0 -> L1(1) //Store string 0 in list 1 item 1
> Nor would the following be valid:
> "Hello" -> L1(1) //You will not know if invalid, until you view list
> and get
> //a data match error!!!
>
> However you have 10 string variables, use them. E.G.:
>
> str0 -> str1 //transfer the contents of str0 to str1
>
> Then to clear str0, overwrite it.
>
> "Overwrite" -> str0
>
> You can create a list in a program. Let us say in a program we want
> to save 5 numbers to
> a list we will call LIST5. To do so then
>
> prgmLFIVE
> :{1,2,3,4,5} -> lLIST5 //store list to LIST5
>
> (NOTE, for the sub "L", go go [2nd][STAT] , then go to OPS, and press
> [ALPHA][B], then type in LIST5,
> or what ever the name you want it to be (as long as it is 5 chars or
> less!!!)
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> (Please note this is an assembly list)
>
> Coming Soon....
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> Online on April 1, 1999
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