Re: A86: string inputting

To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A86: string inputting
From: ComAsYuAre@aol.com
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 21:09:16 EST
Reply-To: assembly-86@lists.ticalc.org


Well, I've used _exec_pg3 to input numbers (and strings) many times, and I've 
never EVER used that cleantemp stuff.  It might do something useful, but I 
haven't found it to be necessary.



In a message dated 11/23/99 21:07:03 Eastern Standard Time, 
Jeanne9005@aol.com writes:

> Jonah, sorry this is a little late, but if you are using numbers to input, 
>  that cleantemp B.S. is necessary...
>  
>  Glen
>  tutorial1.cjb.net
>  
>  In a message dated 11/16/99 9:30:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
>  ComAsYuAre@aol.com writes:
>  
>  > 
>  >  In a message dated 11/16/99 20:23:01 Eastern Standard Time, 
>  MikeT843@aol.com 
>  > 
>  >  writes:
>  >  
>  >  > If this is the code to input, where does it store the string that the 
>  user 
>  > 
>  >  >  inputs?
>  >  >  
>  >  >  
>  >  >  call    _clrScrn         ;
>  >  >  call    _homeup          ; cursor to top left
>  >  >  ld      de,_ioprompt
>  >  >  ld      hl,str_prmpt
>  >  >  call    _mov10b          ; 
>  >  
>  >  The CLEANTMP junk isn't really necessary as far as I can tell....
>  >  
>  >  cut out from here
>  >  >  LD      HL,(_CLEANTMP)
>  >  >  PUSH    HL           
>  >  >  LD      HL,(_PTempCnt)
>  >  >  LD      (_CLEANTMP),HL    ;
>  >  to here
>  >  
>  >  
>  >  >  ld      a,0Ch
>  >  >  ld      (_asap_ind),a    ; set for 'inputstring'
>  >  >  call    _exec_pg3        ; 
>  >  



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