[Gambas-user] Problem with Byte datatype ?

[Simonart Dominique]

Dominique SIMONART a écrit :
> Hi evererybody,
> 
> If I code the few lines showed below:
> 
> DIM X AS Byte
> DIM Texte AS String[64]
> 
>   X = &h2E
>   X += &hE0
>   TextBox1.Text = Hex(X)
>   Texte[X] = Hex(X)
> 
> I get '10E' displayed. Is this correct for a byte?
> If you put a breakpoint on the TextBox1 line, the local variables show X
> value as 14 (&h0E) which is correct.
> and the last line ends wit an 'out of bounds' message.
> 
> (as a workaround, I actually insert a' X = X MOD 256' instruction just
> before the last line)
> 
> If you wonder why the hell I've to use bytes, I'm working on a memory
> capture of an Amiga program ("Captive") running inside the emulator WinUAE.
> In those old days (twenty years ago), memory was 0.0005 Gb and byte
> usage was quite common!
> and more, the memory byte order was not compatible with the actual PC so
> you have to read memory byte by byte to restore the Amiga organisation
> 
> regards,
> Dominique Simonart
> 
> 
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Sorry for missing needed information:
Gambas 2.8 OpenSuse 11.0

Dominique Simonart