BASIC code program applications

The AirClr8 computer program s Basic language code listing is given in Fig. 5.13. This is a Quick Basic or common GW Basic code listing. With the exception of the input-output code, it is also applicable to Visual Basic. 

Spread-sheet software has achieved great popularity because of its availability for microcomputers at reasonable cost, the ease of learning and using the software, and its flexible application to many problems. Solutions for many engineering problems can be obtained more rapidly by spread sheet than by writing a language code program, such as FORTRAN or BASIC. 

The use of literate programming methods leads naturally to structure and standardization in computer code. In turn, this structure leads to subroutine libraries and we describe the specification of a basic tensor algebra subroutine library, which we have recently developed, and which we expect to prove useful in a range of applications. 

Between the input and output stages of a macro, the user has complete control over what to do with the captured data. Because VBA is an extension of BASIC, the programmer does not need to know how to write code for specialized applications, such as a fast Fourier transform, ora matrix inversion, but instead can incorporate well-documented general-purpose programs such as those of the Numerical Recipes. Note that these are freely usable only for private use copyright must be obtained for their commerical use. 

For the application of this method the program IRCOR has been developed. This code can be used with IBM compatible personal computers and is written in basic language. The present version investigates only the cathodic region, permitting also the examination of some hypothetical cases. It should be noted, however, that this method does not find current application in our laboratories. 

It is not difficult to develop DBMS applications. However, some applications become complex and require significant programming work. DBMS platforms contain features that eliminate many of the programming tasks. A basic example is Microsoft Access . There are advanced platforms that work across operating systems and equipment. Some DBMS products also produce compiled code for an application. Compiled code runs faster. A developer can sell or give an application away separate from the platform. DBMS platform software requires a product license. 

Basic applications with more than 15 examples are presented in Chapters 3 and 4. The solutions to these examples are obtained using MATLAB and Excel. MATLAB is a powerful code-based mathematical and engineering calculation program. It performs all calculations using matrices and vectors in a logical programming environment. 

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