Article ID: 39245
Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006
This article was previously published under Q39245
SYMPTOMS
An "internal error" is produced when compiling the sample code fragment (below) with BC.EXE. The problem relates to a compiler code-optimization problem in a particular case of passing integer variables as parameters to a subprogram and using them in certain expressions.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in BC.EXE in Microsoft QuickBasic Versions 4.00, 4.00b, and 4.50, and in the Basic Compiler Versions 6.00 and 6.00b for MS-DOS and MS OS/2 (buglist6.00, buglist6.00b). This problem was corrected in Microsoft Basic Professional Development System (PDS) Version 7.00 (fixlist7.00)
To work around this problem, assign a temporary value to one of the integer parameters before doing arithmetic (see below).
MORE INFORMATION
The following code example causes an "internal error":
DECLARE SUB XSCROLL (BarLen%, LCol%, BRow%, Rcol%)
SUB XSCROLL (BarLen%, LCol%, BRow%, Rcol%)
LCol% = LCol% + 3
NumCol# = ((Rcol% - LCol%) + 1) \ BarLen%
END SUB
The following code example works around the problem:
DECLARE SUB XSCROLL (BarLen%, LCol%, BRow%, Rcol%)
SUB XSCROLL (BarLen%, LCol%, BRow%, Rcol%)
temp1% = LCol%
temp1% = temp1% + 3
LCol% = temp1%
NumCol# = ((Rcol% - LCol%) + 1) \ BarLen%
END SUB
Additional query words: QuickBas BasicCom buglist4.00 buglist4.00b buglist4.50 B_BasicCom
Keywords: KB39245
