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Acorn Arcade forums: Programming: BASIC II matters
 
  BASIC II matters
  andrew (00:02 25/6/2004)
  mavhc (07:45 25/6/2004)
    andrew (13:18 25/6/2004)
 
Andrew Message #56213, posted by andrew at 00:02, 25/6/2004
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Posts: 3439 		I've a couple of questions regarding BBC BASIC II.
How do I work out how much space the variables use?
LOMEM-PAGE gives the programme size but HIMEM-LOMEM just gives the remainder of the memory whether used or not doesnt it?

Also in MODE 7, is there a way of suppressing the space that results from using colours?
e.g.
P.CHR$129;"HELLO" gives
<space>HELLO
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Mark Scholes Message #56223, posted by mavhc at 07:45, 25/6/2004, in reply to message #56213
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I've a couple of questions regarding BBC BASIC II.
How do I work out how much space the variables use?
LOMEM-PAGE gives the programme size but HIMEM-LOMEM just gives the remainder of the memory whether used or not doesnt it?

Also in MODE 7, is there a way of suppressing the space that results from using colours?
e.g.
P.CHR$129;"HELLO" gives
<space>HELLO
The only other thing you can do in mode 7 is make the space a full block.

DIM A% -1

will give you the top of the variable space.

TOP-PAGE gives the program size, LOMEM is usually equal to TOP. A%-LOMEM will give the variable size
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Andrew Message #56234, posted by andrew at 13:18, 25/6/2004, in reply to message #56223
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Posts: 3439 		Clever :)
I've also noticed that in Mode 7 I've lost over 3K for system workspace leaving just over 28K to work with. Not too bad though I suppose.
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