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Edja
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Re: COMLIB failing parameter passing to FN_getvalu
« Reply #10 on: May 14th, 2017, 4:40pm » |
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A few weeks ago Malcolm has uploaded COMLIBZ, an adapted version of COMLIB. While at the time I had already sorted out (with your help) my problems, I did modify my existing program.
With COMLIBZ lines like
Code:A$=FN_getvaluestr(Xlbook%,"ActiveSheet.cells(M%,N%).value")
Code:A$=FN_getvaluestr(Xlbook%,"ActiveSheet.cells("+STR$(M%)+","+STR$(N%)+").value")
Also the variable prefixes B, G, ... are no longer required (at least when working with Excel, as in my case) or are to be preceded with a *, giving more freedom in the choice of variable names.
Adapting my program took me about 5 min and it now is definitely more readable and easier to debug. I admit that I didn't test all possible scenarios and I didn't compile anything.
Considering the quality of the since long time available and tested COMLIB, this adapted version COMLIBZ is perhaps not really a major leap forward but rather a convenient face lift of the existing library. Nice !
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Richard Russell
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Re: COMLIB failing parameter passing to FN_getvalu
« Reply #11 on: May 14th, 2017, 5:06pm » |
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on May 14th, 2017, 4:40pm, Edja wrote:| A few weeks ago Malcolm has uploaded COMLIBZ, an adapted version of COMLIB. |
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It's the first I've heard of it, and a search for 'COMLIBZ' over a period of 777 days returns only your post! So I'm thoroughly puzzled. As far as I'm aware the only way to evaluate variables passed in a string is using EVAL, with all the attendant issues that raises.
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Edja
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Re: COMLIB failing parameter passing to FN_getvalu
« Reply #12 on: May 14th, 2017, 6:33pm » |
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Richard,
here's the mail that Malcolm send out to announce the availibility of COMLIBZ. I just followed the link(s).
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Re: COMLIB failing parameter passing to FN_getvalu
« Reply #13 on: May 15th, 2017, 06:31am » |
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on May 14th, 2017, 6:33pm, Edja wrote:| here's the mail that Malcolm send out to announce the availibility of COMLIBZ. I just followed the link(s). |
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That seems to refer to the original 'bbcbasic' Yahoo! group (the pre-existing group that I temporarily 'adopted'), which was subsequently replaced by the 'bb4w' Yahoo group, which was in turn replaced by the 'groups.io' group! When you say that it was uploaded a few weeks ago, do you actually mean many years ago?
There are only three groups/forums currently used to support BB4W and BBCSDL: the Wiggio group (which is due to close down soon), the Groups.io group and this Conforums group. All other earlier groups are either inaccessible, closed or defunct.
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Edja
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Re: COMLIB failing parameter passing to FN_getvalu
« Reply #14 on: May 15th, 2017, 10:21am » |
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Quote:| When you say that it was uploaded a few weeks ago, do you actually mean many years ago? |
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The upload dates from 30 april 2017.
Quote:| There are only three groups/forums currently used to support BB4W and BBCSDL |
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OK, but the Yahoo site is still accessible and as you can see Malcolm has succeeded to upload a file and sent a mail (to all members ?). I still have access to the Yahoo Group and could navigate around to find the file and download it.
I've just made a check. Since 2006 there have been no downloads.
Except : just recently since 30 april 2017 Malcolm has downloaded 4 .
Quote:Just follow the links. Maybe if you're not a member anymore, you may have to register first, I'm not sure.
Or, if you prefer, I can send you the files directly. Just let me know.
Quote:| There are only three groups/forums currently used to support BB4W and BBCSDL: the Wiggio group (which is due to close down soon), the Groups.io group and this Conforums group |
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The general conclusion, I think, is that Malcolm just needs to be reminded to upload to one of the new groups (Groups.io or this Conforum)
It would be a waste to loose his, and possibly, though not likely, other people's contributions
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Re: COMLIB failing parameter passing to FN_getvalu
« Reply #15 on: May 15th, 2017, 11:30am » |
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on May 15th, 2017, 10:21am, Edja wrote:| the Yahoo site is still accessible |
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Not to me, but I vaguely remember being banned from that group just after I created the 'bb4w' group as a replacement. My recollection is that somebody unhappy with BB4W and/or me somehow managed to contact the original group owner (who had been 'absent' for years) and persuaded him to take it over again. One of his actions was to set it so all messages require approval, and another was to ban me. If you can see the message archive you may be able to remind yourself of the sequence of events.
Anyway, anybody uploading a file to that group now is just 'having a laugh' because it hasn't had anything to do with BBC BASIC for Windows for many years. Even being able to upload files at all is an anomaly, because since messages can't be posted no discussions about the file(s) could take place.
I would just ignore any uploads there as rogue and irrelevant.
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