function putCharIntoBitmap(bm as integer,_
                           img as integer,_
                           width as integer,_
                           string$ as string)
   if string$""
      create bitmap bm, len(string$)*width, width
      set current bitmap bm
      writeFontChars(string$,0,0,width)
      get image img,0,0,len(string$)*width,width,1
      set current bitmap 0
      delete bitmap bm
   endif
endfunction

function writeFontChars(str as string,_
                        x as integer,_
                        y as integer,_
                        width as integer)
one as integer
a as integer

   if str""
      for one=1 to len(str)
         a=asc(mid$(str,one))
         select a
            case  32       :  rem A Space
                              endcase
            case default   :  if image exist(a)
                                 paste image a,x+((one-1)*width),y,1
                              endif
                              endcase
         endselect
      next one
   endif
endfunction

function createFont(width as integer,_
                   height as integer,_
                   charXWidth as integer,_
                   charYWidth as integer,_
                   charXOffset as integer,_
                   charYOffset as integer,_
                   charXStep as integer,_
                   charYStep as integer,_
                   filename as string,_
                   chars as string)
xLoop as integer
yLoop as integer
pos as integer

   load bitmap filename,1
   set current bitmap 1
   pos=1
   for y=0 to height-1
      for x=0 to width-1
         if pos>len(chars) then exitfunction
         get image asc(mid$(chars,pos)),_
                        (x*charXStep)+charXOffset,_
                        (y*charYStep)+charYOffset,_
                        (x*charXStep)+charXOffset+charXWidth,_
                        (y*charYStep)+charYOffset+charYWidth,_
                        1
         inc pos
      next x
   next y
   set current bitmap 0
   delete bitmap 1
endfunction

set display mode 800,600,32
createFont(9,5,_
            32,32,_
            1,1,_
            34,34,_
            "E:\Users\Nicholas\Bitmap fonts\32_32V3.BMP",_
            "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789,.-'():!")
writeFontChars("HELLO",32,32,32)
wait key