Date   : Tue, 28 Jun 2005 09:54:56 +0100
From   : Richard_Talbot-Watkins@...
Subject: Re: BASIC IV: Coded Line Number

John Kortink wrote:

> I'd disagree about the word 'bug'. Although it may not
> be stated explicitly anywhere in the BASIC docs, you're
> expected to use e.g. CHR$(139) to get any top-bit-set
> characters into string literals, not 'lure' them between
> quotes either by poking (yuck) or COPY-ing them off the
> screen after displaying them.

Yes I agree with you absolutely... I removed the last paragraph of my mail
which said something like "though inserting ASCII >127 characters inside
strings is a dodgy practice if you ask me, and anyone doing it probably
deserves all the trouble they get :)"

That said, I've seen hundreds of programs which PRINT teletext control
codes by inserting them directly into the program (via Shift-f2 or
whatever), and Basic IV even added special support for these codes in REM
statements (for coloured comments) so I don't think they're *all* bad.


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