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Remarks
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Examples:
PRINT USING <"format string">;<list of expressions>
Extended, Disk
To print.strings or numbers using a specified
format.
<list of expressions> is comprised of the string
expressions or
numeric expressions that are to
be printed, separated by semicolons. <"format
string">, enclosed in quotation marks, is
comprised of special formatting characters.
These formatting characters (see below)
determine the field and the format of the
printed strings or numbers.
String Fields
When PRINT USING is used to print strings, one
of three formatting characters may be used to
format the string field:
"!" Spec~fies that only the first character in the
given string is to be printed.
"\n spaces\" Specifies that 2+n characters from the string
are to be printed. If the backs lashes are typed
with no spaces, two characters will be printed;
with one space, three characters will be
printed, and so on. If the string is longer
than the field, the extra characters are
ignored. If the field is longer than the
string, the string will be left-justified in the
field and padded with spaces on the right.
Example:
10 A$-"LOOX":B$-"OUT"
30 PRINT USING "!";A$;B$
40 PRINT USING "\ \" ;A$'; B$
SO PRINT USING "\ \";A$;B$;"!!"
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LOOKOUT
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