I completely approve. :-)

If you use the FB 1.06 revision, 'Mid$()' (syntax issued from QBasic) is no longer supported in -lang fb. Use 'Mid()' instead (more generally, same rule for all string functions).

For an archived code, it is a good practice to declare the procedures used at the code top. In the declaration syntax, the name of each parameter passed is not mandatory, but I think it is better to also specify it because it clarifies the procedure use (obviously if the name of the parameter is ch...

owen wrote:Can you post an example of returned ByRef value

See documentation at BYREF (function results).

Do you normally declare your subs and functions also? For an archived code, it is a good practice to declare the procedures used at the code top. In the declaration syntax, the name of each parameter passed is not mandatory, but I think it is better to also specify it because it clarifies the proce...

When returning a variable from a function, the default returning is ByValue (a copy of the variable is returned): Declare Function name ( parameter-list ) As datatype (specifying explicitly ByVal in the return type declaration is forbidden) To return from a function a variable by reference, ByRef mu...

Although I am familiar with the default rules for passing parameters (depending on the language used), I always explicitly specify ByVal or ByRef for clarity and also to avoid warnings because I always compile with the option -w pedantic among others. Default rules for passing parameters: - In the -...

When 'ByVal' and 'ByRef' are used as declaration specifiers, they must be specified at the procedure declaration level only (not at the call level). Only 'ByVal' can also be used to specify a subtlety when passing an argument to a procedure or returning a parameter from a function: - To explicitly o...

There are 3 pre-defined FB graphics fonts: 8x8 (by default), 8x14, 8x16. Using the "Width" keyword allows to modified the selected font: Dim As Uinteger w = 500, h = 300 Screenres w, h Print "Default graphics font (8x8)" Sleep Width w \ 8, h \ 14 Print "Graphics font (8x14)&...

No error as long as the constant is redefined with the same value.
But if redefined with another value, "error 4: duplicate definition".

At FbCadCam Forum, yajra1219 wrote:.....
PLAN OF THE DAY:
1.) Learn more about free basic.
.....

The first lesson is to well write the name of the language: FreeBASIC (in one word).
LOL :-)

Thank you.
But who has the rights to do it?

For the Search Query menu: Admins, Could you reduce the minimum size of words taken into account for the search function from 4 to 3 (as is done on other forums) ? I think that a sequence of 3 concordant characters (acronym for example) is already quite discriminating as a search criterion. This wo...

A current build ('freebasic_manual.chm') is available at http://users.freebasic-portal.de/stw/builds/.

jj2007 wrote:Maybe it should also be added to the help file, which n00bs are more likely to find and consult

What is the "help file"?