Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic qbasic Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]the5e[/m] at 7:04 am on April 29, 2008[quote]basicly though, it's easy: Written in C++ pseudocode (you can get the idea): float unconvertedVar = 0; float convertedVar = 0; string typeOfConversion; (type in) unconvertedVar; (type in) typeOfConversion; if (typeOfConversion == "inches to feet") //this is just an example { convertedVar = unconvertedVar / 12; } (print out) convertedVar; //output variable [/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post jamescoleman Posted at 6:58 am on April 29, 2008 so i have to write a program on metric to imperial conversion in qbasic. i'm having alot of trouble trying to do this. i'm not gonna cheat or anything but i just need a very good point in the correct direction in doing this.   i know qbasic is old....

Replies jamescoleman Posted at 7:44 am on April 29, 2008 i wouldn't even understand the c++ pseudocode. lol but i can try the5e Posted at 7:04 am on April 29, 2008 basicly though, it's easy: Written in C++ pseudocode (you can get the idea): float unconvertedVar = 0; float convertedVar = 0; string typeOfConversion; (type in) unconvertedVar; (type in) typeOfConversion; if (typeOfConversion == "inches to feet") //this is just an example { convertedVar = unconvertedVar / 12; } (print out) convertedVar; //output variable the5e Posted at 6:59 am on April 29, 2008 if it's anything like C++ I can probably help you out All 3 previous replies displayed.