private sub cmdclear_click()

txtdec.text = ""
txtbin.text = ""

end sub

private sub cmdconvert_click()

'find out if you are converting decimal to binary andif so, convert them
if txtbin.text = "" and txtdec.text <> "" then
'retrieve decimal value
dec = val(txtdec.text)
'create a duplicate to process, and make
'it compatible - to reduce errors
copied = dec + 1

'self adjusting max-bit

maxbit = 32
10 if dec < 2 ^ (maxbit - 1) then let maxbit = maxbit - 1: goto 10

'create an array to hold each bit

redim bin$(maxbit)

'decimal => binary conversion engine

for t = maxbit to 1 step -1
if copied > 2 ^ (t - 1) then
copied = copied - (2 ^ (t - 1))
bin$(t) = "1"
else
bin$(t) = "0"
end if
next t

'construct binary string from each bit

binary$ = ""
for t = maxbit to 1 step -1
binary$ = binary$ + bin$(t)
next t

'display results
txtbin.text = binary$
end if

'convert binary to decimal

if txtdec.text = "" and txtbin.text <> "" then
'get binary digit
binary$ = txtbin.text
'workout how many bits it contains
maxbit = len(binary$)
'create an array to hold each bit
redim bin$(maxbit)
'needed to reverse the array
redim other$(maxbit)
for t = 1 to maxbit
'put each bit in its own string
other$(t) = mid$(binary$, t, 1)
next t
for t = 1 to maxbit
'reverse the array
bin$(t) = other$((maxbit + 1) - t)
next t
'empty the variable dec
dec = 0
for t = maxbit to 1 step -1
'add up the binary and put it in a decimal
if bin$(t) = 1 then let dec = dec + (2 ^ (t - 1))
next t
'output the decimal in it's textbox
txtdec = dec
end if

end sub

private sub cmdquit_click()

end

end sub

private sub txtbin_change()

'check inputted value, discard all non binary digits
value$ = right$(txtbin.text, 1)
if value$ <> "0" and value$ <> "1" and value$ <> "" then
txtbin.text = left$(txtbin.text, (len(txtbin.text) - 1))
txtbin.selstart = len(txtbin.text)
end if
end sub

private sub txtdec_change()

'remove all non decimal digits
value$ = right$(txtdec.text, 1)
if value$ <> "0" and value$ <> "1" and value$ <> "2" and value$ <> "3" and value$
<> "4" and value$ <> "5" and value$ <> "6" and value$ <> "7" and value$ <> "8" and
value$ <> "9" and value$ <> "" then
txtdec.text = left$(txtdec.text, (len(txtdec.text) - 1))
txtdec.selstart = len(txtdec.text)
end if
end sub