To make these Pascal samples easier to learn from and more portable (Turbo Pascal, Free Pascal, Delphi), consider a few fixes and patterns: Seed RNG once: call Randomize; outside …

You are on the right track. In Pascal you seed the pseudo‑random generator once with Randomize, then call Random whenever you want a value. Random(N) returns an integer in …

Jan 17, 2022 · Gnu Pascal is a part of the Gnu Compiler Collection, being a front-end for the same code generators used by gcc and g++. It isn't as commonly used as FreePascal, for a …

Just replace your code with code in 28 until 132. Lazarus (Free Pascal) is quite Delphi compatible. Had to use * because > 128 letters do not come out correctly as half graphics.

I don't know if other Pascal versions show each code error, but FPC doesn't. If you got one this encouragement killer errors use Ctrl+F with your error code number.

The Free Pascal language reference covers for loops, mod, ReadLn, and WriteLn if you need exact syntax (Free Pascal Reference Guide).

May 5, 2013 · Code that assumes ANSI chars or uses PChar / Char as 8‑bit needs revisiting (use AnsiString, AnsiChar, or explicit encodings where appropriate). (docwiki.embarcadero.com) …

In Pascal there is no universal .length property, and the correct approach depends on the kind of array you are dealing with. For fixed-size (static) arrays, the element count is known at compile …

Mar 14, 2009 · The B/O/H suffixes work inside asm..end blocks, but Object Pascal code only recognizes decimal and $-prefixed hexadecimal numerals. That is why 00000011b raises …

Pascal’s operators and set constructors are built into the language, which is why the original code is so compact. See Delphi set operators. A simple, fast VBA mapping is a Boolean array for …