<![CDATA[PowerBASIC Users Meeting Point - PowerBASIC for Windows]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/ Fri, 01 May 2026 03:52:45 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Making text unreadable, 1 sample code works, 2 do not work]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=112 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:32:50 +0000 Robert Alvarez]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=112 First one can read text and encrypt it and decrypt .
The second and third seems to encrypt it but decrypt does not work.

First sample code:

Code:
#COMPILE EXE
#INCLUDE "WIN32API.INC"
GLOBAL hDlg AS LONG

CALLBACK FUNCTION ENDPROG()
DIALOG END CBHNDL, 1
END FUNCTION

FUNCTION PBMAIN () AS LONG
$REGISTER NONE
LOCAL result, i AS LONG

'1. Basic Character Shift (Caesar Cipher Style)
OPEN "secret 1a.dat" FOR OUTPUT AS #1
text$ = "This is my secret message."
FOR i = 1 TO LEN(text$)
PRINT #1, CHR$(ASC(MID$(text$, i, 1)) + 5);
NEXT
CLOSE #1

OPEN "secret 1a.dat" FOR INPUT AS #1: LINE INPUT #1, text$
? text$ 'encryt
FOR i = 1 TO LEN(text$)
text1$=text1$+CHR$(ASC(MID$(text$, i, 1)) - 5)
NEXT
? text1$  'decreypt

DIALOG NEW 0, "TEST 1", ,, 200, 150, %WS_MINIMIZEBOX+%WS_SYSMENU, 0 TO hDlg
CONTROL ADD LABEL, hDlg, 100, "LABEL 1",80, 40, 60, 14,
CONTROL ADD BUTTON,hDlg, 202, "&Exit Program",100, 100,55, 14, CALL ENDPROG
CONTROL SET FOCUS  hDlg, 202
DIALOG SHOW MODAL  hDlg TO result
END FUNCTION

Second sample code:

Code:
#COMPILE EXE
#INCLUDE "WIN32API.INC"
GLOBAL hDlg AS LONG

CALLBACK FUNCTION ENDPROG()
DIALOG END CBHNDL, 1
END FUNCTION

FUNCTION PBMAIN () AS LONG
$REGISTER NONE
LOCAL result, i, key AS LONG

'2. XOR Encoding
OPEN "secret2a.dat" FOR OUTPUT AS #1
text$ = "This is my secret message."
key = 123  ' Simple numeric key

FOR i = 1 TO LEN(text$)
    PRINT #1, CHR$(ASC(MID$(text$, i, 1)) XOR key);
NEXT
CLOSE #1
'XOR is reversible — use the same key to decode.


OPEN "secret2a.dat" FOR INPUT AS #1
GET #1,1, ch$: ? ch$$
decoded$ = ""
key = 123
WHILE NOT EOF(1)
    INPUT #1, ch$  ' : ? ch$
    decoded$ = decoded$ + CHR$(ASC(ch$) XOR key)  ': ? decoded$
WEND
CLOSE #1
? decoded$

DIALOG NEW 0, "TEST 1", ,, 200, 150, %WS_MINIMIZEBOX+%WS_SYSMENU, 0 TO hDlg
CONTROL ADD LABEL, hDlg, 100, "LABEL 1",80, 40, 60, 14,
CONTROL ADD BUTTON,hDlg, 202, "&Exit Program",100, 100,55, 14, CALL ENDPROG
CONTROL SET FOCUS  hDlg, 202
DIALOG SHOW MODAL  hDlg TO result
END FUNCTION

Third sample code:
Code:
#COMPILE EXE
#INCLUDE "WIN32API.INC"
GLOBAL hDlg AS LONG

CALLBACK FUNCTION ENDPROG()
DIALOG END CBHNDL, 1
END FUNCTION

FUNCTION PBMAIN () AS LONG
$REGISTER NONE
LOCAL result, i, mask AS LONG

'3. Binary Write with Random Mask
RANDOMIZE TIMER
OPEN "secret 3.dat" FOR BINARY AS #1
text$ = "This is my secret message."
FOR i = 1 TO LEN(text$)
    mask = RND(255)
    PUT$ #1, CHR$(ASC(MID$(text$, i, 1)) XOR mask)
NEXT
CLOSE #1


OPEN "secret 3.dat" FOR BINARY AS #1
decoded$ = ""
DO UNTIL EOF(1)
    GET$ #1, 1, mask1$
    GET$ #1, 1, data1$
    decoded$ = decoded$ + CHR$(ASC(data1$) XOR ASC(mask1$))
LOOP
CLOSE #1
? decoded$

DIALOG NEW 0, "TEST 1", ,, 200, 150, %WS_MINIMIZEBOX+%WS_SYSMENU, 0 TO hDlg
CONTROL ADD LABEL, hDlg, 100, "LABEL 1",80, 40, 60, 14,
CONTROL ADD BUTTON,hDlg, 202, "&Exit Program",100, 100,55, 14, CALL ENDPROG
CONTROL SET FOCUS  hDlg, 202
DIALOG SHOW MODAL  hDlg TO result
END FUNCTION
 
How to fix?]]> First one can read text and encrypt it and decrypt .
The second and third seems to encrypt it but decrypt does not work.

First sample code:

Code:
#COMPILE EXE
#INCLUDE "WIN32API.INC"
GLOBAL hDlg AS LONG

CALLBACK FUNCTION ENDPROG()
DIALOG END CBHNDL, 1
END FUNCTION

FUNCTION PBMAIN () AS LONG
$REGISTER NONE
LOCAL result, i AS LONG

'1. Basic Character Shift (Caesar Cipher Style)
OPEN "secret 1a.dat" FOR OUTPUT AS #1
text$ = "This is my secret message."
FOR i = 1 TO LEN(text$)
PRINT #1, CHR$(ASC(MID$(text$, i, 1)) + 5);
NEXT
CLOSE #1

OPEN "secret 1a.dat" FOR INPUT AS #1: LINE INPUT #1, text$
? text$ 'encryt
FOR i = 1 TO LEN(text$)
text1$=text1$+CHR$(ASC(MID$(text$, i, 1)) - 5)
NEXT
? text1$  'decreypt

DIALOG NEW 0, "TEST 1", ,, 200, 150, %WS_MINIMIZEBOX+%WS_SYSMENU, 0 TO hDlg
CONTROL ADD LABEL, hDlg, 100, "LABEL 1",80, 40, 60, 14,
CONTROL ADD BUTTON,hDlg, 202, "&Exit Program",100, 100,55, 14, CALL ENDPROG
CONTROL SET FOCUS  hDlg, 202
DIALOG SHOW MODAL  hDlg TO result
END FUNCTION

Second sample code:

Code:
#COMPILE EXE
#INCLUDE "WIN32API.INC"
GLOBAL hDlg AS LONG

CALLBACK FUNCTION ENDPROG()
DIALOG END CBHNDL, 1
END FUNCTION

FUNCTION PBMAIN () AS LONG
$REGISTER NONE
LOCAL result, i, key AS LONG

'2. XOR Encoding
OPEN "secret2a.dat" FOR OUTPUT AS #1
text$ = "This is my secret message."
key = 123  ' Simple numeric key

FOR i = 1 TO LEN(text$)
    PRINT #1, CHR$(ASC(MID$(text$, i, 1)) XOR key);
NEXT
CLOSE #1
'XOR is reversible — use the same key to decode.


OPEN "secret2a.dat" FOR INPUT AS #1
GET #1,1, ch$: ? ch$$
decoded$ = ""
key = 123
WHILE NOT EOF(1)
    INPUT #1, ch$  ' : ? ch$
    decoded$ = decoded$ + CHR$(ASC(ch$) XOR key)  ': ? decoded$
WEND
CLOSE #1
? decoded$

DIALOG NEW 0, "TEST 1", ,, 200, 150, %WS_MINIMIZEBOX+%WS_SYSMENU, 0 TO hDlg
CONTROL ADD LABEL, hDlg, 100, "LABEL 1",80, 40, 60, 14,
CONTROL ADD BUTTON,hDlg, 202, "&Exit Program",100, 100,55, 14, CALL ENDPROG
CONTROL SET FOCUS  hDlg, 202
DIALOG SHOW MODAL  hDlg TO result
END FUNCTION

Third sample code:
Code:
#COMPILE EXE
#INCLUDE "WIN32API.INC"
GLOBAL hDlg AS LONG

CALLBACK FUNCTION ENDPROG()
DIALOG END CBHNDL, 1
END FUNCTION

FUNCTION PBMAIN () AS LONG
$REGISTER NONE
LOCAL result, i, mask AS LONG

'3. Binary Write with Random Mask
RANDOMIZE TIMER
OPEN "secret 3.dat" FOR BINARY AS #1
text$ = "This is my secret message."
FOR i = 1 TO LEN(text$)
    mask = RND(255)
    PUT$ #1, CHR$(ASC(MID$(text$, i, 1)) XOR mask)
NEXT
CLOSE #1


OPEN "secret 3.dat" FOR BINARY AS #1
decoded$ = ""
DO UNTIL EOF(1)
    GET$ #1, 1, mask1$
    GET$ #1, 1, data1$
    decoded$ = decoded$ + CHR$(ASC(data1$) XOR ASC(mask1$))
LOOP
CLOSE #1
? decoded$

DIALOG NEW 0, "TEST 1", ,, 200, 150, %WS_MINIMIZEBOX+%WS_SYSMENU, 0 TO hDlg
CONTROL ADD LABEL, hDlg, 100, "LABEL 1",80, 40, 60, 14,
CONTROL ADD BUTTON,hDlg, 202, "&Exit Program",100, 100,55, 14, CALL ENDPROG
CONTROL SET FOCUS  hDlg, 202
DIALOG SHOW MODAL  hDlg TO result
END FUNCTION
 
How to fix?]]> <![CDATA[Where is CAfxMp3.inc]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=109 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:48:55 +0000 Owen_English]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=109 Have searched everywhere - Google mentions it but leads nowhere.
Anyone heard of or got a copy of this one please?]]> Have searched everywhere - Google mentions it but leads nowhere.
Anyone heard of or got a copy of this one please?]]> <![CDATA[How to run PB progs in Linux]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=101 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 20:27:26 +0000 Mannish Bhandari]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=101 progs in Linux.  how to do this ?]]> progs in Linux.  how to do this ?]]> <![CDATA[READ$/Data Slow]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=97 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 22:55:42 +0000 Brent F Boshart]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=97



FUNCTION DoubleStarLoad AS LONG
    LOCAL t AS LONG
    LOCAL tempRA, TempDec AS DOUBLE, dummy AS STRING

    FOR t= 0 TO 2399
        DoubleStarData(t).CST=READ$((t)*11+1)
        DoubleStarData(t).ObjName=READ$((t)*11+2)
        DoubleStarData(t).SAO=READ$((t)*11+3)
        tempRA=formatStarRA(READ$((t)*11+4))
        tempDec=formatStarDec(READ$((t)*11+5))
        J2000Topo(tempRA,tempDec)
        DoubleStarData(t).RA=tempRA
        DoubleStarData(t).Dec=tempDec
        DoubleStarData(t).Magnitude1=READ$(t*11+6)
        DoubleStarData(t).Magnitude2=READ$(t*11+7)
        DoubleStarData(t).Spectral=READ$(t*11+9)
        DoubleStarData(t).Distance=VAL(READ$(t*11+10))
        DoubleStarData(t).Separation=READ$(t*11+11)
    NEXT t

    DATA "Aqr","1 Aqr","126062","20:39:25","+00:29:11","5.27","12.3","7.03","K0III","71.48","65"
    DATA "Ari","1 Ari","74966","01:49:50","+22:15:45","16","17","1","M3.7+M4.2","","17.5"
    DATA "Ari","1 Ari","74966","01:50:09","+22:16:30","6.33","7.21","0.88","G3III","179.53","2.9"
    DATA "Boo","1 Boo","82942","13:40:40","+19:57:20","5.76","9.6","3.84","A1V","100.6","4.4"
    DATA "Cam","1 Cam","24672","04:32:02","+53:54:39","5.78","6.82","1.04","B0III","217.39","10.4"
    DATA "Del","1 Del","106172","20:30:18","+10:53:45","6.2","8.02","1.82","Be+B","227.79","0.9"
    DATA "Dra","1 Dra","15532","11:31:07","+69:24:00","14.3","14.8","0.5","","","1.2"
    ....

END FUNCTION]]>



FUNCTION DoubleStarLoad AS LONG
    LOCAL t AS LONG
    LOCAL tempRA, TempDec AS DOUBLE, dummy AS STRING

    FOR t= 0 TO 2399
        DoubleStarData(t).CST=READ$((t)*11+1)
        DoubleStarData(t).ObjName=READ$((t)*11+2)
        DoubleStarData(t).SAO=READ$((t)*11+3)
        tempRA=formatStarRA(READ$((t)*11+4))
        tempDec=formatStarDec(READ$((t)*11+5))
        J2000Topo(tempRA,tempDec)
        DoubleStarData(t).RA=tempRA
        DoubleStarData(t).Dec=tempDec
        DoubleStarData(t).Magnitude1=READ$(t*11+6)
        DoubleStarData(t).Magnitude2=READ$(t*11+7)
        DoubleStarData(t).Spectral=READ$(t*11+9)
        DoubleStarData(t).Distance=VAL(READ$(t*11+10))
        DoubleStarData(t).Separation=READ$(t*11+11)
    NEXT t

    DATA "Aqr","1 Aqr","126062","20:39:25","+00:29:11","5.27","12.3","7.03","K0III","71.48","65"
    DATA "Ari","1 Ari","74966","01:49:50","+22:15:45","16","17","1","M3.7+M4.2","","17.5"
    DATA "Ari","1 Ari","74966","01:50:09","+22:16:30","6.33","7.21","0.88","G3III","179.53","2.9"
    DATA "Boo","1 Boo","82942","13:40:40","+19:57:20","5.76","9.6","3.84","A1V","100.6","4.4"
    DATA "Cam","1 Cam","24672","04:32:02","+53:54:39","5.78","6.82","1.04","B0III","217.39","10.4"
    DATA "Del","1 Del","106172","20:30:18","+10:53:45","6.2","8.02","1.82","Be+B","227.79","0.9"
    DATA "Dra","1 Dra","15532","11:31:07","+69:24:00","14.3","14.8","0.5","","","1.2"
    ....

END FUNCTION]]> <![CDATA[& Character problem]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=90 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:08:11 +0000 Robert Alvarez]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=90
type A&B
screen show AB
xprint show A&B

type A&&B
screen show A&B
xprint show A&&B]]>
type A&B
screen show AB
xprint show A&B

type A&&B
screen show A&B
xprint show A&&B]]> <![CDATA[gbClientCapture (Discussion)]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=81 Sat, 20 Sep 2025 17:43:47 +0000 Gary Beene]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=81 posted in the forum as gbClientCapture.

It captures the area under the transparent dialog client, merging each new capture into a horizontal image for subsequent scrolling. I've not yet written the scrolling app.

The area between the Toolbar and Statusbar is captured and merged into a horizontal image.

[Image: capture.jpg]
Some new features come to mind:

1. allow using the arrow keys to more accurately position the dialog
2. with transparency, the resize with a mouse ability is limited to the caption and toolbar. Not sure why but I know I don't like it.

Not a feature, but I notice there is a tiny gap between the caption and toolbar. I'm not sure why. I thought the toolbar by default would be positioned immediately next to the caption.

And, another thing, I tweaked the various dimensions to make sure the client area is captured, without overlapping the toolbar, statusbar and dialog borders. But it seems to me that I should have been able to do a more exact dimensioning of the capture positioning/size.
Here's how I envision this working.

1. Call up the electronic copy of the music (PDF in this example).
2. Place gbClientCapture over the first row of music (resize as needed)
3. Click "Copy"
4. Scroll the PDF upwards until the next row of music is under gbClientCapture (that should be easier than moving the dialog itself.
5. Click "Copy"
6. Repeat until all rows of music are captured and placed in the "merge.bmp" file.

In this example, the Adele music sheet PDF is displayed vertically in my browser.  The gbClientCapture is positioned over the first row, ready for "Copy".  Then, instead of moving the dialog to a new position, I scroll the PDF upwards until the next row of music is visible under the dialog client area. Repeat Copying untill all rows of music are captured. With each capture the "merge.bmp" file is updated to contain the most recent capture.

[Image: capture2.jpg]]]> posted in the forum as gbClientCapture.

It captures the area under the transparent dialog client, merging each new capture into a horizontal image for subsequent scrolling. I've not yet written the scrolling app.

The area between the Toolbar and Statusbar is captured and merged into a horizontal image.

[Image: capture.jpg]
Some new features come to mind:

1. allow using the arrow keys to more accurately position the dialog
2. with transparency, the resize with a mouse ability is limited to the caption and toolbar. Not sure why but I know I don't like it.

Not a feature, but I notice there is a tiny gap between the caption and toolbar. I'm not sure why. I thought the toolbar by default would be positioned immediately next to the caption.

And, another thing, I tweaked the various dimensions to make sure the client area is captured, without overlapping the toolbar, statusbar and dialog borders. But it seems to me that I should have been able to do a more exact dimensioning of the capture positioning/size.
Here's how I envision this working.

1. Call up the electronic copy of the music (PDF in this example).
2. Place gbClientCapture over the first row of music (resize as needed)
3. Click "Copy"
4. Scroll the PDF upwards until the next row of music is under gbClientCapture (that should be easier than moving the dialog itself.
5. Click "Copy"
6. Repeat until all rows of music are captured and placed in the "merge.bmp" file.

In this example, the Adele music sheet PDF is displayed vertically in my browser.  The gbClientCapture is positioned over the first row, ready for "Copy".  Then, instead of moving the dialog to a new position, I scroll the PDF upwards until the next row of music is visible under the dialog client area. Repeat Copying untill all rows of music are captured. With each capture the "merge.bmp" file is updated to contain the most recent capture.

[Image: capture2.jpg]]]> <![CDATA[File Transfer Between PCs]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=79 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 20:32:40 +0000 Gary Beene]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=79
I've posted code before that would capture a list of files anywhere on the PC that match a filespec such as "*.docx". I can use that to copy files to the flash.

But because some files have the same name, I can't just fill the root folder of the flash with all the files by their original name.  To do that I would have to rename files - such as with a simple prefix of "00001", "0002", etc.  Or, I could prefix the original folder name onto each file name, substituting the \ characters with an underscore.  That won't recreate the old folder structure on the new PC, but will at least capture all of the files.

Better yet, I could use something like Beyond Compare to find only DOCX files and replicate the original folder structure onto the new PC.  That's the most "exact" approach, but I'd have to be careful not to inappropriately overwrite any files on the new PC.

As best I know, the command line xcopy can do a similar thing but doesn't as easily et you pick and chose which files to copy.

Anyone use a better solution?]]>
I've posted code before that would capture a list of files anywhere on the PC that match a filespec such as "*.docx". I can use that to copy files to the flash.

But because some files have the same name, I can't just fill the root folder of the flash with all the files by their original name.  To do that I would have to rename files - such as with a simple prefix of "00001", "0002", etc.  Or, I could prefix the original folder name onto each file name, substituting the \ characters with an underscore.  That won't recreate the old folder structure on the new PC, but will at least capture all of the files.

Better yet, I could use something like Beyond Compare to find only DOCX files and replicate the original folder structure onto the new PC.  That's the most "exact" approach, but I'd have to be careful not to inappropriately overwrite any files on the new PC.

As best I know, the command line xcopy can do a similar thing but doesn't as easily et you pick and chose which files to copy.

Anyone use a better solution?]]> <![CDATA[DOCX and XLSX Viewer]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=78 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 02:30:37 +0000 Gary Beene]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=78
But, I need for the solution to NOT require Word/Excel be installed on a user's PC.

Is that possible?]]>
But, I need for the solution to NOT require Word/Excel be installed on a user's PC.

Is that possible?]]> <![CDATA[gbScroller - Vertical to Horizontal Music Converter]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=77 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:13:10 +0000 Gary Beene]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=77 I thought I'd see if anyone here knows of such a thing.

Here's an image showing the idea.  A vertical page of music, with multiple rows of content, would be converted to a horizontal image that can be scrolled at a specified rate.  There might be several pages to convert.

[Image: gbscroller.png]

My approach is to have a transparent, resizable dialog that the user places over a row of music and takes a snapshot of that row, then moves the dialog over the next row of music and takes another snapshot - repeating until all rows over multiple pages have been captured. All images would be the same size. gbScroller would merge the images into a single image, which could then be displayed and scrolled within the same app.]]> I thought I'd see if anyone here knows of such a thing.

Here's an image showing the idea.  A vertical page of music, with multiple rows of content, would be converted to a horizontal image that can be scrolled at a specified rate.  There might be several pages to convert.

[Image: gbscroller.png]

My approach is to have a transparent, resizable dialog that the user places over a row of music and takes a snapshot of that row, then moves the dialog over the next row of music and takes another snapshot - repeating until all rows over multiple pages have been captured. All images would be the same size. gbScroller would merge the images into a single image, which could then be displayed and scrolled within the same app.]]> <![CDATA[gbLocator (Discussion)]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=69 Sun, 07 Sep 2025 05:49:58 +0000 Gary Beene]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=69 gbLocator - a file and folder search utility for blind and low vision users. I posted it a few days ago in the Source Code forum.

Same links ...
Web Site: https://newvisionconcepts.com/gblocator/gblocator.htm
Installation File:   https://garybeene.com/files/gblocator_setup.exe
Source Code File:   https://garybeene.com/files/gblocator.zip

There's even a short video:  https://garybeene.com/files/gblocator.mp4

ver 4.1 is now available - these new features:


1. F1 shows Settings Shortcuts and F2 shows Actions Shortcuts.
2. When Ctrl-F1 is used to start a browser, the BigX toolbar is shown - literally a big "X" over the small browser "x". (optional)
3. Folders now have "(f)" in front of them in Column 1 and when spoken, is spoken as "folder"
4. When opening a file/folder externally (browser, default client, or File Explorer), user can choose between opening the BigX toolbar or Windows Narrator (or neither)
5. A variety of changes to the text spoken when an action is taken - generally more informative but sometimes shorter
6. The Ctrl+Mouse fontsize change now works over the RE and the LV
7. When Expanding a folder, the folder name is now NOT shown in the RE.  Having that long a visible search string was annoying. 
8. As searches are made, the last 5 search terms are kept. To see them, press the up/down arrow keys when focus is on the RE (for my low vision users, I avoid dropdown combobox solutions).
9. Previews of image files (I don't think this was in the previous version)

Howdy, Mike!

Thanks for that post.  I'm glad to hear it was ok at 1920x1080.  I tried the newest version on 3840x2160 and it seems to draw correctly.  If you would, please try the latest version on your 3840x2160 again and let me know if it look ok for you too.

In the latest version, I can't repeat the problem you mentioned, about ESC. As you noted, ESC is supposed to stop talking and exit only if talking is stopped.
Howdy, Pierre!

Yes, with David's encouragement, I put up a thread about gbLocator on the Everything forum!
I was pretty excited about the possibility of getting responses there, but it's been 5 days and I've had zero responses!  Bummer that!  Huh  I will have to be patient!
Test. I don't seem to have figured out how to make a reply that carries the name of the person making the reply.  This time, I pressed "New Reply" across the top of the thread.]]> gbLocator - a file and folder search utility for blind and low vision users. I posted it a few days ago in the Source Code forum.

Same links ...
Web Site: https://newvisionconcepts.com/gblocator/gblocator.htm
Installation File:   https://garybeene.com/files/gblocator_setup.exe
Source Code File:   https://garybeene.com/files/gblocator.zip

There's even a short video:  https://garybeene.com/files/gblocator.mp4

ver 4.1 is now available - these new features:


1. F1 shows Settings Shortcuts and F2 shows Actions Shortcuts.
2. When Ctrl-F1 is used to start a browser, the BigX toolbar is shown - literally a big "X" over the small browser "x". (optional)
3. Folders now have "(f)" in front of them in Column 1 and when spoken, is spoken as "folder"
4. When opening a file/folder externally (browser, default client, or File Explorer), user can choose between opening the BigX toolbar or Windows Narrator (or neither)
5. A variety of changes to the text spoken when an action is taken - generally more informative but sometimes shorter
6. The Ctrl+Mouse fontsize change now works over the RE and the LV
7. When Expanding a folder, the folder name is now NOT shown in the RE.  Having that long a visible search string was annoying. 
8. As searches are made, the last 5 search terms are kept. To see them, press the up/down arrow keys when focus is on the RE (for my low vision users, I avoid dropdown combobox solutions).
9. Previews of image files (I don't think this was in the previous version)

Howdy, Mike!

Thanks for that post.  I'm glad to hear it was ok at 1920x1080.  I tried the newest version on 3840x2160 and it seems to draw correctly.  If you would, please try the latest version on your 3840x2160 again and let me know if it look ok for you too.

In the latest version, I can't repeat the problem you mentioned, about ESC. As you noted, ESC is supposed to stop talking and exit only if talking is stopped.
Howdy, Pierre!

Yes, with David's encouragement, I put up a thread about gbLocator on the Everything forum!
I was pretty excited about the possibility of getting responses there, but it's been 5 days and I've had zero responses!  Bummer that!  Huh  I will have to be patient!
Test. I don't seem to have figured out how to make a reply that carries the name of the person making the reply.  This time, I pressed "New Reply" across the top of the thread.]]> <![CDATA[gbNotes (Discussion)]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=64 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 20:05:10 +0000 Gary Beene]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=64
Link to Source Code Forum

The "database" is just a text file that uses "++++" as a delimiter between entries.

The first line of each entry is just a user name.  Any number of lines can added after that.

On the left is a search term editor, a list of the most search terms and a list of the most recent search matches.  Click on a match to see and edit the content.  Ctrl+D will insert a date line into the editor, below which you can enter new content.

Each day, it does a backup of the CRM.txt file into a "backup" folder.

You can also view/edit/search the entire CRM.txt file

There's not much more to it.  Simple, but good enough to let me track my contacts.

[Image: gbnotes.png]]]>
Link to Source Code Forum

The "database" is just a text file that uses "++++" as a delimiter between entries.

The first line of each entry is just a user name.  Any number of lines can added after that.

On the left is a search term editor, a list of the most search terms and a list of the most recent search matches.  Click on a match to see and edit the content.  Ctrl+D will insert a date line into the editor, below which you can enter new content.

Each day, it does a backup of the CRM.txt file into a "backup" folder.

You can also view/edit/search the entire CRM.txt file

There's not much more to it.  Simple, but good enough to let me track my contacts.

[Image: gbnotes.png]]]> <![CDATA[gbThreads]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=60 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 01:01:28 +0000 Gary Beene]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=60
These links contain just the file bigthread.htm. Use it to replace the one you already have.

https://garybeene.com/files/bigthread.zip   140MB

https://garybeene.com/files/bigthread.7z   90MB

I had to manually walk through the forums to get a list of threads that have changed since the last update so please let me know if I missed anything!]]>
These links contain just the file bigthread.htm. Use it to replace the one you already have.

https://garybeene.com/files/bigthread.zip   140MB

https://garybeene.com/files/bigthread.7z   90MB

I had to manually walk through the forums to get a list of threads that have changed since the last update so please let me know if I missed anything!]]> <![CDATA[The FILECOPY command]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=52 Sun, 15 Jun 2025 16:04:52 +0000 Tillmann Viefhaus]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=52
CHDR "D:\Test_with_Files"

A = "Original.exe"
B = "Original_Copy.exe"
Filecopy A, B

A is existing on the harddrive but File B is not created. Why is that?]]>
CHDR "D:\Test_with_Files"

A = "Original.exe"
B = "Original_Copy.exe"
Filecopy A, B

A is existing on the harddrive but File B is not created. Why is that?]]> <![CDATA[Getting Current UTC]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=51 Fri, 30 May 2025 05:22:10 +0000 Owen_English]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=51 Sorry if it's been asked before but all I need is the numerical string for the Current UTC timestamp.
How?
Thanks.]]> Sorry if it's been asked before but all I need is the numerical string for the Current UTC timestamp.
How?
Thanks.]]> <![CDATA[Detecting VM discussion]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=30 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:52:17 +0000 Anne Wilson]]> http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php?tid=30
Detect QEMU Virtual Machine
http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php...160#pid160


Detect Hyper-V Virtual Machine
http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php...159#pid159

Detect WINE emulator
http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php...146#pid146

Detect the Virtual Box Virtual Machine
http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php...143#pid143

This thread forms the discussions for these codes, if you encounter detections through
the use of these programs or not able to detect , please let me know.

These VM and emulator are commonly used in the Windows and Linux platforms
by users who can pirate your programs,  therefore detections are vital to
discourage the use of VM to pirate your products. 

Once a VM is detected, just stop the program and exit.  Or  make it GPF 
or do something irrelevant to make it difficult for them to make copies of your programs ?]]>
Detect QEMU Virtual Machine
http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php...160#pid160


Detect Hyper-V Virtual Machine
http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php...159#pid159

Detect WINE emulator
http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php...146#pid146

Detect the Virtual Box Virtual Machine
http://pump.richheimer.de/showthread.php...143#pid143

This thread forms the discussions for these codes, if you encounter detections through
the use of these programs or not able to detect , please let me know.

These VM and emulator are commonly used in the Windows and Linux platforms
by users who can pirate your programs,  therefore detections are vital to
discourage the use of VM to pirate your products. 

Once a VM is detected, just stop the program and exit.  Or  make it GPF 
or do something irrelevant to make it difficult for them to make copies of your programs ?]]>