UniBasic Commands Reference - Rocket Software

PRINT
Syntax
PRINT [ON num.expr] [print.expr]
Description
The UniBasic PRINT command prints data on the display terminal or the system
printer, or sends data to a print file.
Separate multiple items in a single PRINT statement with commas or colons. A
comma directs the printer to execute a tab. Tab stops are set to 10 spaces. If you use
a colon to separate statements, UniData concatenates the items.
Unless a PRINT expression ends with a colon, UniData executes a carriage return
after printing the line. If the output from the PRINT statement exceeds the current
page width, it wraps to the next line.
Tip: You can use the UniBasic @ function with the PRINT command to place the
cursor and/or direct the terminal to take some action. Execute the ECL REUSE.ROW
command to determines whether a line feed is executed when the UniBasic PRINT @
function references column only. For example, PRINT @(10) rather than PRINT
@(3,10).
Note: The PRINT statement interprets two consecutive nonprinting ASCII characters
(such as CHAR(192):CHAR(192)) as one character when displaying data.
To suppress the line feed at the end of displayed text, place a colon at the end of the
PRINT or DISPLAY statement.
PRINT 1-574