Coding Help Needed

[kshetarpal]

I am trying to convert the following code to Basic4PPC:
I would appreciate any help.

Sub CommandButton1_Click
Dim username, ch,checksum,iCount,

username = owner.text
For iCount=1 To Len(username) 'encipher the entered number
ch= Mid(username,iCount,1)
checksum = Asc(ch)
Next
checksum = 34296 + checksum * 3
While (checksum > 65535)
checksum = checksum - 65536
Wend
While (checksum < 0)
checksum = checksum + 65536
Wend
code.text = checksum

End Sub

Amit

[Erel]

Sub CommandButton1_Click
username = owner.text
For iCount=1 To StrLength(username)  'encipher the entered number
   ch =StrAt(username,iCount)
   checksum =  Asc(ch)
Next 
checksum = 34296 + checksum * 3
Do While (checksum > 65535) 
    checksum = checksum - 65536
Loop 
Do While (checksum < 0) 
    checksum = checksum + 65536
Loop 
code.text = checksum
End Sub

I haven't tested it.

[kshetarpal]

I get the following error :
Line number =0
Error Description:IndexOutOfRangeException

[Erel]

Change:
For iCount=1 To StrLength(username)
To:
For iCount=0 To StrLength(username)-1

Strings (and arrays) first index is 0 and not 1.

[kshetarpal]

It works fine now. I will have more questions as I progress further in this program. Your help has been invaluable.

Amit

[forisco]

But at the end of cicle, the variable 'checksum' will be always the ascii of the last character of string! You want obtain (i think) this : 'checksum = checksum + Asc(ch)', right?

[LineCutter]

That last addition loop could be either redundant or replaced by a simple IF..THEN (ASCII values are always positive aren't they?