AH>Hi Tim,
Howdy!
AH>in a message of 23.Nov. you wrote ref "And yet another bug!":
TH>I have a simple numerical data type in a SUB. I set it to,
TH>say, '5' and simply attempt to PRINT it. I get a run-time
TH>overflow at the print command!
TH>Of course it doesn't do this consistently. just *below* the
TH>PRINT command I have a FOR/NEXT with STEP -1. If I change the
TH>STEP to '1' I get no error.
AH>In all such dubious cases I try to use Borland's TDMAP together
AH>with the Turbo-Debugger Vs 3.x, (Vs 4.x does not cooperate with
AH>TDMAP!). This allowes to debug a PB-.EXE on the ASM level and to
AH>invade with the debugger into the run time libraries. If you
AH>become a routinier in doing so, you can detect interesting
AH>relations.
[....]
AH>By single stepping with the Turbodebugger on ASM-Level, starting
AH>at your PRINT statement, you may get an answer to your question.
Thanks for the lengthy and detailed discourse, but I already know the
answer: It doesn't work! [grin]
Anyway, I think the folks at PB better correct their bugs. I can't
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