Re: TIB: String Arrays, GOSUB


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Re: TIB: String Arrays, GOSUB



couldn't you simply use goto and lables instead of gosub?

just a thought...


Rene Kragh Pedersen wrote:
> 
> Peter Sahlstrom wrote:
> >
> > I originally learned basic using GW-BASIC in about 1988, and I've
> > noticed two major things TI-BASIC appears to be missing:
> >
> >    * String Arrays-for instance, A$(1)="A", A$(2)="B", A$(3)="C",
> >      etc.  Is there a way to simulate these in TI-BASIC?
> >    * GOSUB & Subroutines-for instance:
> >           10 PRINT "Hello";
> >           20 GOSUB 50
> >           30 PRINT "Goodbye";
> >           40 GOSUB 50:END
> >           50 FOR I=1 TO 5
> >           60 PRINT ".";
> >           70 FOR J=1 TO 1000
> >           80 NEXT J
> >           90 NEXT I
> >           100 RETURN
> >
> >      I know it's possible to do something similar to what is done in
> >      lines 20 & 40 by calling another program, and having the called
> >      program have a RETURN statement at the end, but it would simplify
> >      my programming greatly if I was able to do in-program subroutine
> >      calls.
> >
> > Thanks for your help everybody!
> >
> > --
> 
> It would complicate the TI a lot + as you say, it's not necessary (I do
> miss
> the gosubs too though)
> 
> However, I don't recall the old basic having "while" ...correct me if
> I'm wrong?
> 
> --
>           Rene Kragh Pedersen
> -----------------------------------------------
> .oO) Aibohphobia - the fear of palindromes (Oo.

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