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DarkBASIC Discussion / exponent iation

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SEN01
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Posted: 22nd Feb 2006 13:43
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In many BASIC dialects: PRINT 5^(1/2) returns the value 2.236068

In DarkBASIC Classic: PRINT 5^(1/2) returns the value 0.

If floating point variables are declared in DarkBASIC:

a#=1:b#=2
PRINT 5^(a#/b#)

DarkBASIC prints the message \"unrecognised parameter at line 2\"

How can DarkBASIC Classic be pursuaded to give the correct answer to:

5^(1/2)
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Sven B
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Posted: 22nd Feb 2006 14:59 Edited at: 22nd Feb 2006 15:03
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print 5^(1.0/2) works just fine.
1/2 doesn't go because the answer will be rounded down when using only integer values (1/2 = 0 for DB, 1.0/2 = 0.5) which means that 5^(1/2) should give 1 (5^0 = 1) and not 0 (Which it does).

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Have a problem, solve the problem, and have a new problem to solve.
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SEN01
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Yes - DarkBASIC returns a value of 1 when asked to print 5^(1/2)
sorry for the mistake. QBASIC returns a value of 2.236068 when asked to print 5^(1/2).

In DarkBASIC PRINT 5^(1.0/2) was tried, as suggested above, but DarkBASIC gave an error report, saying;

"Unrecognised parameter at line 1"

We have DarkBASIC version 1.08(B)
Why does PRINT 5^(1.0/2) cause an error?
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Using DarkBASIC Classic we can hide the mouse cursor using "HIDE MOUSE" - is it possible to disable the mouse altogether?
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