...I just see a propensity for some on this list to roll their own ad-hoc algorithms when a standard algorithm is often simpler and faster. Even If one is a low-level enthusiast then using existing such things should be appealing because they are so efficient. On the other hand if one just wants to...

As a note: My Website is open for tutorials should anyone want somewhere to publish them.

Thanks, Imortis. I may be wrong but it looks like your code is falling fall of a random number generator's inability to provide us with all the possible permutations of shuffling a deck of 52 cards. FB's implementation of Mersenne Twister does not pass muster. See my ramblings above following "...

deltarho[1859] wrote:@Imortis

I have never used dropbox - how do I get to look at Blackjack.bas?

Click on the file name, then go to the top right corner of the page and click the "..." menu. From there choose Download.

Oh my God! Did you read the description? I read this post and the other where you started asking about this. You refused to say what this was for there and here. The actions you are attempting to take can be used for nefarious purposes. Not saying there is no benevolent use for this code, but the s...

I have some code here that does this a different way if you are interested.

srvaldez wrote:it really doesn't explain why you want manipulate the files in binary, what's the purpose of this?
without a clear explanation I can imagine that it's some kind of malware.

Agreed.

C++ is one of the most popular programming languages available today. Originally called C with Classes, the language was renamed C++ in 1983. It’s an extension of the original C language and is a general purpose object-oriented (OOP) environment. (BDM’s Coding - Tips, Tricks) Hello, if we follow th...

angros47 worked on this Patch - Rendering of FreeBasic graphic on OpenGL . I'm not sure if anyone has taken much notice of it. I think the feature just needs a little more polish to finish. If it works really well, maybe this could be the alternative for win7, I don't know. It is already in the uno...

coderJeff wrote:... I tried running jk-ide.exe and AVAST has sent it to the lab... a rare file. I don't know what that means, first time I ever saw it.

It means that AVAST has not seen the file before or has seen it rarely. This just means they have no reputation on the file. It is probably safe.

counting_pine wrote:...Everyone reading the thread or just seeing the title will be a bit confused...

Yeah, I tried to google it and found nothing that looks relevant.

I strongly encourage all users to follow MrSwiss's example by proposing topics of articles, with material if possible, or altogether the entire article in the best case. The articles topics proposed by some users could be as well documented or even written by other users. I do not want to give name...

... In my opinion, use screen locking in the main loop is useless because there is no redrawing of screen to mask in that case. ... ... put it down to: "good coding practice" (we don't want to teach, bad habits!) ... If you are really sure of the usefulness of screen locking, at least put...

... 1) You both suggest screenlock/screenunlock only. I would tend to use page flipping, not for any good reason, just my habit to do so. I will try screenlock/screenunlock method. 2) Neither of you suggest a screensync. Without screensync, I see tearing on win7, both windowed and fullscreen. I sup...

This is intended. From the manual: The For statement causes the execution of the statements in the statement block until iterator compares greater than endvalue (or less than endvalue if stepvalue < 0). Also, please use the code tags when posting code as it make things easier for everyone to read.