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Source Code for Reverse Polish calculator


Source Code for the Reverse Polish Notation Calculator for any interested parties, or students of computing.  You will need the full version of BB4Win and copies of the library files indicated below.  Full downloads can be found on the downloads page.
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     REM RPN Calculator
     REM calculates expressions entered in Reverse Polish Notation
     REM by T Street
     REM!Resource @dir$+"rpn7.res"

     
(_Version_Info_)
     GAME_NAME$ = "RPN Calculator"
     VERSION$ = "1.07"
     HELPFILE$ = "RPNhelp7.html"
     REM 2013-12-03
     REM 2013-12-13 version 1.02
     REM   COPY command added.  Copies accumulator to the clipboard
     REM   Bug fixed with NOT function.  Now multiplies by -1
     REM 2013-12-13 version 1.03
     REM   Number bases supported 16, 8, 10, 2
     REM   accumulate on/off (ACC ON/ACC OFF)
     REM   last keyword : last value of the accumulator as a variable 'last'
     REM 2014-02-26 version 1.04
     REM   Octadecimal changed to Octal (base 8)
     REM   := assignment operator becomes =
     REM   = operator becomes ==
     REM 2014-10-03 version 1.05
     REM   Windows OS commands added
     REM 2014-10-08 version 1.06
     REM   new colour scheme
     REM 2014-10-08 version 1.07
     REM   cmd commands added


     
*float 64
     PROMPT$ = "Enter RPN expression, command or URL (or type 'HELP') : "
     WELCOME$ = "Welcome to the RPN Calculator."
     ON ERROR SYS "MessageBox", @hwnd%, REPORT$ + " at line " + STR$ERL"Fatal Error", 48:QUIT

REM - Talk to me if you are having problems with these three files...     

INSTALL @lib$+"utilities6"
     INSTALL @lib$+"stringlib"
     INSTALL @lib$+"readline"

     VDU 23,22,900;400;13,13,16,0 : REM screen MODE
     
OFF
     PROC
_setWindowTitle(GAME_NAME$+" "+VERSION$+" by T Street")
     PROC_preventResize
     *font Courier New, 13
     PROC_colours

     SW% = 58  : REM Screen Width
     
ALPHABET% = 26 : REM number of letters in alphabet
     REM setup the stack
     
SIZE_OF_STACK% = 100 : REM why not?  NB we have 101 items here, much more than we need
     REM a stack object has:
     REM   a stack (of strings)
     REM   a size of the stack
     REM   TOS pointer%
     REM   a message
     REM   an accumulator
     
DIM stack{ array$( SIZE_OF_STACK% ), var$(ALPHABET%-1), SIZE_OF_STACK%, pointer%, message$, acc, base%, accumulate% }
     stack.base% = 10 : REM start in base 10
     
PROC_main( stack{} )
     STOP




     
DEFPROC_main( stack{} )
     REM main loop
     
LOCAL user$ : REM user input
     
LOCAL leave%: REM controls whether can leave the main loop
     
stack.message$ = WELCOME$
     PROC_clearMemory( stack{} )
     REPEAT
       
REM show output
       
PROC_pageSetup( stack{} )
       PROC_reset( stack{} ) : REM reset the stack
       
user$ = FN_getUserInput  : REM get user input
       REM process user input
       
CASE TRUE OF
         WHEN FN
_upper(user$) = "HELP"
           IF FN_fileExists(HELPFILE$) THEN
             
stack.message$ = "Help file loaded in your browser. Also, please see www.tinyurl.com/superdecade "
             PROC_openDocument(HELPFILE$)
           ELSE
             
stack.message$ = "Help file not found. Try www.tinyurl.com/superdecade "
           ENDIF

         WHEN FN
_upper(user$) = "HEX"
           stack.base% = 16
           stack.message$ = "Switched to HEXADECIMAL mode"


         WHEN FN_upper(user$) = "OCT"
           stack.base% = 8
           stack.message$ = "Switched to OCTAL mode"


         WHEN FN_upper(user$) = "BIN"
           stack.base% = 2
           stack.message$ = "Switched to BINARY mode"

         WHEN FN_upper(user$) = "DEN"
           stack.base% = 10
           stack.message$ = "Switched to DENARY mode"

         WHEN FN_upper(user$) = "ACC OFF"
           stack.accumulate% = FALSE
           
stack.message$ = "Accumulator off"

         WHEN FN_upper(user$) = "ACC ON"
           stack.accumulate% = TRUE
           
stack.message$ = "Accumulator on"


         WHEN FN_upper(user$) = "CLEAR"
           stack.acc = 0
           stack.message$ = "Memory cleared."
           PROC_clearMemory( stack{} )

         WHEN FN_upper(user$) = "QUIT"
           QUIT

         WHEN FN
_upper(user$) = "COPY"
           stack.message$ = "Copied to clipboard."
           REM ficed in version 1.5 - copies in correct base
           
IF stack.base%<>10 THEN
             PROC
_toClipboard(FN_tobase( stack.acc, stack.base%, 16 DIV stack.base%))
           ELSE
             PROC
_toClipboard(STR$(stack.acc))
           ENDIF

           
REM new in version 1.5
         
WHEN FN_upper(user$) = "SET TIME" : OSCLI ("time")
           stack.message$ = "Set time dialogue invoked."

         WHEN FN_upper(user$) =  "SET DATE" : OSCLI ("date")
           stack.message$ = "Set date dialogue invoked."

         WHEN FN_upper(user$) = "PROGRAMS" : OSCLI ("appwiz.cpl")
           stack.message$ = "Add/remove programs dialogue invoked."

         WHEN FN_upper(user$) = "ADMIN" :  OSCLI ("control admintools")
           stack.message$ = "Admin tools dialogue invoked."

         WHEN FN_upper(user$) = "SOUND" : OSCLI("mmsys.cpl")
           stack.message$ = "Sound dialogue invoked."

         WHEN FN_upper(user$) = "VERSION"
           stack.message$ = GAME_NAME$+" version "+VERSION$ + " " + FN_getWindowsVersion

         WHEN FN_upper(user$) = "FILES" : OSCLI("explorer")
           stack.message$ = "Windows explorer invoked."

         WHEN FN_upper(user$) = "POWER"
           stack.message$ = FN_powerStatus

         WHEN FN_upper(user$) = "CP" :  OSCLI ("control panel")
           stack.message$ = "Control panel invoked."

         WHEN LEFT$(FN_upper(user$), 6) = "GOOGLE" PROC_google(FN_trim(RIGHT$(FN_upper(user$),LEN(FN_upper(user$))-7)))
           stack.message$  = "I sent your search query to Google."

         WHEN LEFT$(FN_upper(user$), 4) = "BING" PROC_bing(FN_trim(RIGHT$(FN_upper(user$),LEN(FN_upper(user$))-4)))
           stack.message$  = "I sent your search query to Bing."

         WHEN LEFT$(FN_upper(user$),4) = "WWW." PROC_openDocument( user$ )
           stack.message$  = "Attempted to open a web resource."

         WHEN LEFT$(FN_upper(user$),4) = "HTTP" PROC_openDocument( user$ )
           stack.message$  = "Attempted to open a web resource."

         WHEN LEFT$(FN_upper(user$),10 )= "FREE SPACE" PROC_freeSpace( RIGHT$(FN_upper(user$),1), stack.message$):

         WHEN FN_upper(user$) = "MAGNIFIER" : OSCLI("magnify")
           stack.message$ = "Magnifier invoked."

         WHEN FN_upper(user$) = "NOTEPAD" OR FN_upper(user$) = "WORDPAD" : OSCLI("write")
           stack.message$ = "Wordpad invoked."

         WHEN FN_upper(user$) = "HELLO"
           stack.message$ = "Hello, human."

         WHEN FN_upper(user$) = "TASKS"
           OSCLI("control schedtasks")

           stack.message$ = "Windows task scheduler launched."

         WHEN LEFT$(FN_upper(user$), 4) = "PING" PROC_ping(FN_trim(RIGHT$(FN_upper(user$),LEN(FN_upper(user$))-4)))
           stack.message$ = "Ping sent."

         WHEN LEFT$(FN_upper(user$),3) = "CMD" stack.message$ = FN_winCmd( FN_trim( RIGHT$( FN_upper(user$), LEN(FN_upper(user$))-3 ) ) )

         OTHERWISE
           IF 
stack.accumulate% THEN
             
stack.acc += FN_evaluate( user$, stack{}, success% )
           ELSE
             
stack.acc = FN_evaluate( user$, stack{}, success% )
           ENDIF
           
stack.message$ = RED$+stack.message$+" " +BLACK$+"'"+user$+"'"
       ENDCASE
     UNTIL 
leave%
     ENDPROC

     
DEF FN_winCmd(cli$)
     LOCAL ch%,eErr$,tmp$,tempStr$:tmp$=FN_specialFolder(5)+"\"+STR$TIME+".tmp"
     OSCLI "cmd /c "+cli$+" 2>"+tmp$
     ch%=OPENIN(tmp$):IF ch%=0:="Could not complete request."
     WHILE NOTEOF#ch%
       INPUT#ch%, tempStr$
       eErr$ += (tempStr$+" ")
     ENDWHILE
     
eErr$ = FN_removeCRLF( eErr$)
     CLOSE#ch%:OSCLI"Delete "+tmp$
     REMproc_OK(eErr$)
     
=eErr$


     DEFFN_evaluate( this$, stack{}, RETURN success% )
     REM takes a string from the user and evaluates it as an RPN expression
     
ON ERROR LOCAL stack.message$ = REPORT$ : success% = FALSE : = 0
     LOCAL term$() : DIM term$(1)
     LOCAL parts%
     LOCAL item$ : REM operand
     
LOCAL n% , leave%
     parts% = FN_split( this$, " ", term$() )
     WHILE n% < parts% AND NOTleave%
       IF (FN_toDenary(term$(n%), stack.base%)=0 AND LEFT$(term$(n%),1)<>"0" AND stack.base%<>10) OR(stack.base% = 10 AND VAL(term$(n%))=0 AND LEFT$(term$(n%),1)<>"0"THEN
         
REM operator
         
CASE FN_lower(term$(n%)) OF
           WHEN 
"pi"
             IF NOTFN_push( STR$(PI), stack{} ) THEN
               
leave% = TRUE
             ENDIF

           WHEN 
"time"
             IF NOTFN_push( STR$(TIME), stack{} ) THEN
               
leave% = TRUE
             ENDIF

           WHEN 
"last"
             IF NOTFN_push( STR$(stack.acc), stack{} ) THEN
               
leave% = TRUE
             ENDIF

           WHEN
"a","b","c","d","e","f","g","h","i","j","k","l","m","n","o","p","q","r","s","t","u","v","w","x","y","z"

             IF NOTFN_push( stack.var$(ASC(FN_upper(term$(n%)))-65), stack{} ) THEN
               
leave% = TRUE
             ENDIF

           WHEN 
"="
             IF n% = parts%-1 THEN
               
leave% = TRUE
             ELSE
               IF FN
_pop(item$, stack{} ) THEN
                 
stack.var$( ASC(FN_upper(term$(n%+1)))-65 ) = item$
               ELSE
                 
leave% = TRUE
               ENDIF
             ENDIF

           WHEN 
"+","-","/","*","^","div","mod","and","eor","or","=="
             IF NOTFN_findValue( stack{}, " "+FN_upper(term$(n%))+" " ) THEN
               
leave% = TRUE
             ENDIF

           WHEN
"abs","acs","asn","atn","cos","deg","exp","inv","int","ln","log","not","rad","rnd","sgn","sin","sqr","tan","round"
             IF NOTFN_findFunction( stack{}, FN_upper(term$(n%))) THEN
               
leave% = TRUE
             ENDIF

           OTHERWISE
             
leave% = FALSE
             
stack.message$ = "Unknown operator. "
         ENDCASE
       ELSE
         
REM operand
         
IF stack.base%<>10 THEN
           IF NOTFN
_push( STR$FN_toDenary(term$(n%), stack.base%), stack{} ) THEN
             
leave% = TRUE
           ENDIF
         ELSE
           IF NOTFN
_push( term$(n%), stack{} ) THEN
             
leave% = TRUE
           ENDIF

         ENDIF
       ENDIF
       
n% += 1
     ENDWHILE
     IF NOT
leave% THEN
       
REM the stack should just contain the answer
       
IF stack.pointer% = 1 THEN
         
success% = TRUE
         
VAL( stack.array$(0) )
       ELSE
         
success% = FALSE
         
stack.message$ += "Insufficient Operators."
         = 0
       ENDIF
     ELSE
       
REM failed to find answer
       
success% = FALSE
       
= 0
     ENDIF





     
DEFFN_findValue( stack{}, operator$ )
     REM evalutes the operation passed in operator$
     REM by popping the two values from the stack
     REM and performing the infix operation upon them
     
ON ERROR LOCAL stack.message$ = "Fatal error with operation : "+operator$+". "+REPORT$: = FALSE
     LOCAL  
a$, b$
     IF FN_pop( b$, stack{}) THEN
       IF FN
_pop(a$, stack{} ) THEN
         
REM might need to change the values based on the current mode
         REM have operands, now find operator
         
CASE operator$ OF
           WHEN 
"="
             IF VAL(a$) = VAL(b$) THEN
               IF FN
_push( "-1", stack{}) THEN
                 
TRUE
               ENDIF
             ELSE
               IF FN
_push( "0", stack{} ) THEN
                 
TRUE
               ENDIF
             ENDIF

           OTHERWISE
             IF FN
_push( STR$EVAL(a$+operator$+b$), stack{} ) THEN
               
TRUE
             ENDIF
         ENDCASE
       ENDIF
     ENDIF
     
stack.message$ += (" Error with operation : "+operator$+".")
     = FALSE



     
DEFFN_findFunction( stack{}, operator$ )
     ON ERROR LOCAL stack.message$ = "Fatal error with function : "+operator$+". "+REPORT$: = FALSE
     
REM evalutes the operation passed in operator$
     REM by popping the first value from the stack
     REM and performing the infix operation upon them
     
LOCAL e$,f, a$
     IF FN_pop(a$, stack{} ) THEN
       CASE 
operator$ OF
         WHEN 
"ROUND"
           IF FN_push( STR$(FN_round(VAL(a$))), stack{} ) THEN
             
TRUE
           ENDIF
         WHEN 
"NOT"  : REM overides NOT
           
IF VAL(a$)= 0 THEN
             IF FN
_push( "-1", stack{} ) THEN
               
TRUE
             ENDIF
           ELSE
             IF FN
_push( "0", stack{} ) THEN
               
TRUE
             ENDIF
           ENDIF
         WHEN 
"INV"
           IF FN_push( STR$(1/(VAL(a$))), stack{} ) THEN
             
TRUE
           ENDIF

         OTHERWISE
           
e$ = operator$+"("+a$+")"
           f = EVAL(e$)
           IF FN_push( STR$(f), stack{} ) THEN
             
TRUE
           ENDIF
       ENDCASE
     ENDIF
     
stack.message$ += (" Error with "+operator$+" function.")
     = FALSE


     
DEF PROC_clearMemory( stack{} )
     REM sets the values of all the user-defined variables to zero
     
LOCAL n%
     FOR n% = 0 TO ALPHABET% - 1
       stack.var$(n%) = "0"
     NEXT
     
REM and resets the internal clock
     
TIME = 0
     ENDPROC


     
DEFFN_push( item$, stack{} )
     ON ERROR LOCAL stack.message$ = "Fatal error stack.push : "+REPORT$: = FALSE
     
REM pushes the item onto the stack
     REM returns true if the push was successful
     REM returns false if the push was unsuccessful
     
IF stack.pointer% > SIZE_OF_STACK% THEN
       
REM unable to push to the stack, so return with a warning message
       
stack.message$ = "No room on stack. "
       = FALSE
     ENDIF
     
stack.array$( stack.pointer% ) = item$
     stack.pointer% += 1
     = TRUE


     
DEFFN_pop( RETURN item$, stack{} )
     ON ERROR LOCAL stack.message$ = "Fatal error stack.pop : "+REPORT$: = FALSE
     
REM pops the item off the stack
     REM returns the item popped.
     
IF stack.pointer% <= 0 THEN
       
REM unable to pop (nothing to pop)
       
stack.message$ = "Stack is empty. "
       = FALSE
     ENDIF
     
stack.pointer% -= 1
     item$ = stack.array$( stack.pointer%)
     = TRUE


     
DEFPROC_reset( stack{} )
     REM reset the stack
     
stack.pointer% = 0
     stack.message$ = ""
     ENDPROC


     
DEF FN_getUserInput
     ON ERROR LOCAL stack.message$ = "Fatal error with user input : "+REPORT$: = FALSE
     
REM gets player's input
     
LOCAL s$
     COLOUR CYAN%:*font Courier New, 16b
     REM input viewport coords
     
VDU 28,3,14,65,9
     COLOUR BLUE%+128 : CLS
     PRINT 
PROMPT$
     PRINT"> ";:COLOURYELLOW%
     PROC_soak
     *font Courier New, 18b
     s$ = FN_ReadLine
     COLOURWHITE%
     *font Courier New, 14
     = FN_trim(s$)




     DEFFN_toDenary( code$, base%)
     LOCAL size%
     size% = LEN(code$)
     LOCAL n%: REM iterator
     
LOCAL v%: REM value of each digit in the hex string passed
     
LOCAL t : REM running total
     
FOR n% = size%-1 TO STEP -1
       v% = INSTR("0123456789ABCDEF",FN_upper(MID$(code$, size%-n%, 1))) - 1
       IF v%>=0 AND  v%<base% THEN
         
t += (v%*base%^n%)
       ELSE
         
= 0 : REM breakout
       
ENDIF
     NEXT
     
= t


     DEFFN_myTime( t$ )
     REM returns a formatted time from the string passed
     REM pass a time$
     
LOCAL a$
     CASE LEFT$(t$, 3) OF
       WHEN 
"Mon" a$ = "Monday"
       WHEN "Tue" a$ = "Tuesday"
       WHEN "Wed" a$ = "Wednesday"
       WHEN "Thu" a$ = "Thursday"
       WHEN "Fri" a$ = "Friday"
       WHEN "Sat" a$ = "Saturday"
       WHEN "Sun" a$ = "Sunday"
     ENDCASE
     
a$ = a$ + " "MID$(t$, 5, 11) + " > " +MID$(t$, 17, 5)
     = a$




     DEFPROC_pageSetup( stack{} )
     ON ERROR LOCALPRINTTAB(0,4)BLACK$"---> ";:COLOUR RED%+128:PRINTWHITE$" ERROR '"+REPORT$+"'. ":ENDPROC

     LOCAL 
out$
     VDU 26
     COLOUR BLACK%+128 : CLS COLOUR WHITE%
     REM output view port coords
     
*font Courier New, 16b

     PRINT TAB(3,16)LIGHTGRAY$" superdecade.blogspot.com > "FN_myTime( TIME$ )
     *font Courier New, 32b
     PRINTTAB(0,0)WHITE$"  RPN Calculator ";
     CASE stack.base% OF
       WHEN 
16
         PRINT"(HEXADECIMAL)";
       WHEN 10
         PRINT"(DENARY)";
       WHEN 8
         PRINT"(OCTAL)";
       WHEN 2
         PRINT"(BINARY)";
     ENDCASE
     IF 
stack.accumulate% THEN
       PRINT
"(ACC)"
     ELSE
       PRINT
     ENDIF

     
*font Courier New, 16b

     VDU 28,3,7,65,3

     COLOUR CYAN%+128 : CLS

     PROC
_ww(BLACK$+LEFT$(">"+stack.message$, 2*SW%-8) , SW% )


     IF stack.base%<>10 THEN
       
out$ = FN_tobase( stack.acc, stack.base%, 16 DIV stack.base%)
     ELSE
       
out$ = STR$(stack.acc)
     ENDIF

     PRINTTAB(
0,3)BLACK$"---> ";:COLOUR GREY%+128:PRINTWHITE$" "out$" "

     ENDPROC


     
DEFPROC_colours
     COLOUR 1, 220,20,0 : RED% = 1
     COLOUR 2, 220,220,220 : WHITE% = 2
     COLOUR 3, 200,200,0 : YELLOW% = 3
     COLOUR 4, 10,200,20 : GREEN% = 4
     COLOUR 5, 0,10,230  : BLUE% = 5
     COLOUR 6, 1,1,1 : BLACK% = 6
     COLOUR 8, 200,0,200 : MAGENTA% = 8
     COLOUR 9, 40,40,40 : GRAY% = 9 : GREY% = GRAY%
     COLOUR 10, 0,0,0  : BLACK% = 10
     COLOUR 11, 0, 200,200 : CYAN% = 11
     COLOUR 12, 150,150,150 : LIGHTGRAY% = 12
     GREEN$=CHR$(17)+CHR$(GREEN%)
     RED$=CHR$(17)+CHR$(RED%)
     YELLOW$=CHR$(17)+CHR$(YELLOW%)
     CYAN$=CHR$(17)+CHR$(CYAN%)
     WHITE$=CHR$(17)+CHR$(WHITE%)
     MAGENTA$ = CHR$(17)+CHR$(MAGENTA%)
     BLUE$  = CHR$(17)+CHR$(BLUE%)
     GREY$ = CHR$(17)+CHR$(GREY%)
     BLACK$ = CHR$(17)+CHR$(BLACK%)
     LIGHTGRAY$ = CHR$(17)+CHR$(LIGHTGRAY%)
     ENDPROC


     
DEFFN_message(caption$,message$,symbol%,type%)
     REM Displays a message box
     REM Returns a value relating to user selection
     REM params
     REM caption$ - title for message box
     REM message$ - the message
     REM
     REM symbol%
     REM         16 Stop symbol
     REM         32 Question mark
     REM         48 Exclamation mark
     REM         64 Information symbol
     REM
     REM type%
     REM          0 OK
     REM          1 OK and Cancel
     REM          2 Abort, Retry and Ignore
     REM          3 Yes, No and Cancel
     REM          4 Yes and No
     REM          5 Retry and Cancel
     REM          6 Cancel, Try Again and Continue (Windows 2000 or later only)
     REM
     REM The return value of result% will be one of the following depending on user choice:
     REM          1 OK
     REM          2 Cancel
     REM          3 Abort
     REM          4 Retry
     REM          5 Ignore
     REM          6 Yes
     REM          7 No
     REM         10 Try Again
     REM         11 Continue
     
LOCAL result%
     SYS "MessageBox", @hwnd%, message$, caption$, (symbol%+type%) TO result%
     =result%





     DEFPROC_OK( t$ )
     REM creates an OK message box
     REM using the message stored in t$
     
IF FN_message( GAME_NAME$, t$, 64, 0 )
     ENDPROC



     
DEFFN_powerStatus
     REM returns a string containing the current power status
     
LOCAL sps{}
     LOCAL message$
     DIM sps{ACLineStatus&, BatteryFlag&, BatteryLifePercent&, Reserved1&, \
     
\       BatteryLifeTime%, BatteryFullLifeTime%}
     SYS "GetSystemPowerStatus", sps{}
     CASE sps.ACLineStatus& OF
       WHEN 
0: message$="Operating from batteries. "
       WHEN 1: message$="Operating on mains. "
     ENDCASE
     CASE 
sps.BatteryFlag& OF
       WHEN 
1: message$+="Battery charge status is high. "
       WHEN 2: message$+="Battery charge status is low. "
       WHEN 4: message$+="Battery charge status is critical. "
       WHEN 8: message$+="Battery is charging. "
       WHEN 128: message$+="No battery fitted. "
     ENDCASE
     IF 
sps.BatteryLifeTime%<>-1 THEN
       
message$=message$ + "Approx remaining battery life is "+ \
       
\     STR$(sps.BatteryLifeTime% DIV 60 )+" mins."
     ENDIF
     IF 
sps.BatteryFullLifeTime%<>-1 THEN
       
message$=message$ +"Approx battery life when fully charged is "+ \
       
\     STR$(sps.BatteryFullLifeTime% DIV 60)+ " mins."
     ENDIF
     
= message$


     DEFPROC_google( t$ )
     PROC_openDocument("https://www.google.co.uk/search?q="+t$)
     ENDPROC

     
DEFPROC_bing( t$ )
     PROC_openDocument("https://www.bing.com/search?q="+t$)
     ENDPROC

     
DEFPROC_ping( t$)
     OSCLI("ping "+t$)
     ENDPROC


     
DEF FN_getWindowsVersion
     LOCAL a$
     LOCAL osci{}
     DIM osci{Size%,     \ Size of structure
     
\        Major%,    \ Major version number
     
\        Minor%,    \ Minor Version number
     
\        Build%,    \ Build number
     
\        Platform%, \ Platform ID
     
\        SP&(127)   \ Service Pack string
     
\       }
     osci.Size% = 148
     SYS "GetVersionEx", osci{}
     CASE TRUE OF
       WHEN 
osci.Major% = 4 AND osci.Minor% = 0
         a$ = "95"
       WHEN osci.Major% = 4 AND osci.Minor% = 10
         a$ = "98"
       WHEN osci.Major% = 4 AND osci.Minor% = 90
         a$ = "Me"
       WHEN osci.Major% = 4 AND osci.Minor% <>0 AND osci.Minor%<>10 AND osci.Minor%<>90
         a$ = "NT4"
       WHEN osci.Major% = 5 AND osci.Minor% = 0
         a$ = "2000"
       WHEN osci.Major% = 5 AND osci.Minor% = 1
         a$ = "XP"
       WHEN osci.Major% = 6 AND osci.Minor% = 0
         a$ = "Vista"
       WHEN osci.Major% = 6 AND osci.Minor% = 1
         a$ = "7"
       WHEN osci.Major% = 6 AND osci.Minor% = 2
         a$ = "8"
       WHEN osci.Major% = 6 AND osci.Minor% = 3
         a$ = "8.1"
       OTHERWISE a$ = "(unknown)"
     ENDCASE
     
"Windows "+a$+" (build "+STR$(osci.Build%)+")"



     DEFPROC_freeSpace( mydrive$,  RETURN message$ )
     drive$ = mydrive$+":\"
     SYS "GetDiskFreeSpace", drive$, ^SpC%, ^BpS%, ^Free%, ^Total%
     gbytes_total = SpC% * BpS% * Total% / 2^30
     gbytes_free  = SpC% * BpS% * Free% / 2^30
     message$ = "Total "+STR$INTgbytes_total+"GB, Available "+STR$INTgbytes_free+"GB, Used "+STR$INT(gbytes_total-gbytes_free)+"GB"
     ENDPROC

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