EGA 43-Line Mode Supported in QuickBasic Version 3.00 Editor (21911)




This article was previously published under Q21911

SUMMARY

This article discusses which versions of QuickBasic will display EGA 43-line mode in the editor or "environment."

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QuickBasic Versions 2.00, 2.01, and earlier do not support EGA 43-line mode.

QuickBasic Versions 3.00 and later do support EGA 43-line mode. The MODE43.EXE program can be run in DOS to toggle 43-line mode on or off before running QuickBasic.

In Versions 4.00 and later, an /h option for QB has been added to automatically display the highest resolution possible on your hardware. For example, if you have an EGA card, QuickBasic displays 43 lines and 80 columns of text when you type the following at the DOS prompt:

QB DEMO1.BAS /H

As with QuickBasic Version 3.00, a compiled program itself can also put the screen into 43-line mode on an EGA-equipped computer by using the WIDTH statement. The 43-line mode syntax for WIDTH is documented in the README.DOC file for QuickBasic Version 3.00, in the Basic language reference for QuickBasic Versions 4.00, 4.00b, and 4.50, and also in the QB Advisor in Version 4.50.
Modification Type: Minor Last Reviewed: 1/9/2003
Keywords: KB21911
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