Category : BASIC Source Code
Archive   : WBB12.ZIP
Filename : SAMPLEB1.BAS

rem
rem This program creates and utilizes buttons in BasicBasic. While the
rem buttons it creates are used for an unusual purpose, the programming
rem methods shown will be useful to any button program. This program
rem works the same under DOS or Windows.
rem


rem
rem make windows window my size and give it a name
rem

rem windows size 29,9,45,15
rem windows name "Button Move"

cls

rem
rem if no mouse this doesn't run
rem
a=mouseon
if a<>-1 then
beep
print "Mouse required to run this program."
stop
end if


rem
rem some general inits
rem
buttonfore=7
buttonback=4
borderfore=7
borderback=1
boardtop=10
boardleft=30
topy=3
topx=3
maxbuttons=8
totalx= (boardleft+(topx+2)*3)-(boardleft-1)+1

dim board(topx+1,topy+1) : rem keeps pointer to text for button
dim boardc(topx+1,topy+1) : rem keeps button foreground color
dim text$(maxbuttons) : rem keeps text

rem
rem define text
rem
text$(0)="Bas"
text$(1)="ic "
text$(2)="is "
text$(3)="you"
text$(4)="r b"
text$(5)="est"
text$(6)="val"
text$(7)="ue "




rem
rem flag border as occupied
rem

for x=0 to topx+1
board(x,0)=1
board(x,topy+1)=1
next x
for y=0 to topy+1
board(0,y)=1
board(topx+1,y)=1
next y


rem
rem place my buttons on board
rem

rem
rem first skip randomly into random number generator using
rem seconds of clock
rem
t$=time$
t=val(right$(t$,2))
for i=1 to t
x=rnd
next i

for i=59 to 66
place10:
x=int(rnd*3)+1
y=int(rnd*3)+1
if board(x,y)<>0 then goto place10
board(x,y)=i
next i


rem
rem place button colors
rem
boardc(1,1)=0
boardc(1,2)=4
boardc(1,3)=5
boardc(2,1)=6
boardc(2,2)=0
boardc(2,3)=4
boardc(3,1)=5
boardc(3,2)=6
boardc(3,3)=0


rem
rem
rem color background
rem
color borderfore,borderback
for y=boardtop-1 to boardtop+topy+2
locate y,boardleft-1,0
print space$(totalx);
next y


rem
rem display exit and help buttons
rem
CBUTTON "Exit",1068,0,"Push",0,boardleft+(topy*3)+1,boardtop-1,6,1,buttonfore,4
CBUTTON "Help",1067,0,"Push",0,boardleft-1,boardtop-1,6,1,buttonfore,4


rem
rem display buttons of puzzle.
rem

for x=1 to topx
for y=1 to topy
num=board(x,y)
if num<>0 then
CBUTTON text$(num-59),num+1000,0,"Push",0,(x*3)+boardleft,y+boardtop,3,1,buttonfore,boardc(x,y)
end if
next y
next x


rem
rem start of main program input loop
rem

100
a$=inkey$
if a$="" then goto 100
if len(a$)=1 then goto 100

rem
rem get here if extended keycode returned
rem
num=asc(right$(a$,1))

if num=68 then
rem
rem 1068 is what we defined our exit button to be
rem
stop

elseif num=67 then
rem
rem help button pressed if here
rem
a$="Basic is your best value"
ll=len(a$)
a$=space$(totalx-1)+a$
ll=len(a$)
color borderfore,borderback
for i=1 to ll
locate boardtop+5,boardleft-1,0
b$=left$(a$,totalx)
print b$;
l=len(a$)
a$=right$(a$,l-1)+" "
t=timer
t100:
if timer-t<.05 then goto t100
next i
locate boardtop+5,boardleft-1,0
print space$(11);
goto 100

end if

if num<59 or num>66 then goto 100

rem
rem If we get here then one of our puzzle buttons pressed
rem
rem button keycode selected is in num
rem find which square contains this button
rem
bx=0
by=0
for x=1 to topx
for y=1 to topy
if board(x,y)=num then bx=x:by=y
next y
next x
if bx=0 then beep:goto 100: rem oops, something wrong if can't find key

rem
rem see if adjacent square is empty
rem
for x=-1 to 1 step 1
for y=-1 to 1 step 1
if abs(x)<>abs(y) then
if board(bx+x,by+y)=0 then goto gotempty
end if
next y
next x

beep : rem no empty square around this one
goto 100


rem
rem have empty square move to it
rem

gotempty:

dbutton num+1000
board(bx,by)=0
board(bx+x,by+y)=num
newx=(bx+x)*3
newy=(by+y)
CBUTTON text$(num-59),num+1000,0,"Push",0,newx+boardleft,newy+boardtop,3,1,buttonfore,boardc(bx+x,by+y)

goto 100