Surely, when restarting from the top, SOMETHING is changed to indicate whatever triggered the change. If that is a one-flag-only process or anything like that, the deficiencies are obvious. I doubt that is the case. Same with cmdline: it seems it is quirky in requiring an order of parameters at time...

@caseih: you are correct I compile each function two times: once with and once without '-mt' to create my object files for later static linking. I have one threaded, one non-threaded object directory. (Actually, several more *pairs* of directories, one pair for each different architecture: four pair...

What are the triggers that cause multithreading detection and library usage? When is this detection happening? It seems any FB multithread keyword I use is consumed in pre-compiled object libraries for static linking. My main app code calls these pre-compiled functions of mine so the compiler now mi...

re: EVENT/ERROR handling Seeing each possible choice next to each other does not improve my confidence that someone navigating to these topics will find what they want. Better to put something/anything on the table now than waiting for 'sometime' in the future. Oh, well. Perhaps perfection will have...

Thank you for the added references. Event Catching -- sounds too much like a more generalized topic relating to catching/handling an event. Yeah, but this *specific* event (FB EVENT structure) is handed to us by the language - not the same. Probably something more like 'FreeBASIC EVENT handling' wou...

Amazing work. Thank you both.

david

Please add 'SCREENEVENT' to See Also at MULTIKEY, GETMOUSE, and GEYJOYSTICK. Many years ago, when I found this, I felt cheated that it took so long to discover. Answers (like above) almost always neglect to mention this keyword. While using this the feeling of re-inventing the wheel may happen, but ...

Adding extra code to convert to your desired type doesn't save anything unless you are using it a LOT in one app. Your function saves some keystrokes if you use it a lot - if you can remember what it is and where it is. I just convert as needed inline. I cannot imagine an app that should need to do ...

I'm not trying to start trouble. Just a question. Shouldn't the data returned by functions like screeninfo be longs instead of integers? This seems like it would make cross platform routines a lot easier to write. Even lib maintenance should be easier. Is this simply a legacy from previous 32 bit so...

Thank you

I don't have any problem with the current text or the examples. I DO still remember how much effort it takes to master learning about using any languages' particular syntax using threads and pointers. For any of the tougher programming concepts, I always review how I use the language and any changes...

No problem with the existing text.


Perhaps add a small note to resolve a question asked of me:

The arguments passed to threadcreate() are not expected to match the arguments to be passed to the sub() used in the new thread.
Your sub() - as a thread - must handle or ignore that pointer.

david

If this is support for a distributed application: Define/undefine would require shipping a different exe file to your customer to troubleshoot. Not good. A resource data set could be enabled with a proper commandline tail provided to the customer when needed. At least this would instill some extra c...

Question to all: I have been using code like this for awhile - but much more complex. It is in a key event thread. As an example of bit flags, unions, etc - - - anyone see problems with this code? ' bitflags.bas type bflags union allflags as ulong type f1:1 as boolean f2:1 as boolean toohot:1 as boo...

Just stumbled across this. I know this is old and stale, but I hate to think that Albert never got comfortable with anyone's reason why he did not see what he expected. Albert: 2^32 is not half of 2^64. 2^63 is half 2^62 is 1/4 2^61 is 1/8 ... ... ... 2^32 is VERY small next to 2^64. If we allow a p...