JavaScript "Eval" statement in QBASIC?????

[Guest_imported]

How can I simulate the JavaScript statement eval(); in QB. For all you non-JS people out there, eval takes the argument of a string expression and tries to execute that string as if it were a statement sent to the interpereter. How can I do this in QB? Is it even possible?

 

[MiggyD]

I think you're talking about "SHELL" command.

ex:

CLS
DoThis$ = "dir \*.* /s /b"
SHELL DoThis$
END

--MiggyD

 

[Cykadelyxx]

I don't think that's what he means Miggy.... Imagine a program who's input is a command, and when you give the program that command it executes it as if you wrote a program, compiled and ran it. Like those Windows API commands that trojans/virus's/blackholes use to screw with your computer....

I don't know of any commands to do this, but you could make a SUB that output a "FILE.BAS" file which contained the command you wanted to execute, then use the SHELL command and a DOS line compiler to assemble it, and then SHELL to the .EXE file that the compiler created. This sounds a little crude, but considering the speed and relative small amount of disk space this would cost you, it's no big deal if it's something you really want to do.....

 

[Guest_imported]

Good idea, hardcore. Thanks for the response. That would actually be perfect for what I'm thinking of doing. Why didn't I think of that?