PRINT USING [ HP Business BASIC/XL Reference Manual ] MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation
HP Business BASIC/XL Reference Manual
PRINT USING
The PRINT USING statement dictates the format of the values that it
prints, by specifying either a format string or an IMAGE statement. The
DISP USING statement is similar to the PRINT USING statement, and Table
4-13 compares them.
Table 4-13. DISP USING compared to PRINT USING
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| Statement | Prints output to |
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| DISP USING | Standard list device. |
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| PRINT USING | The device specified by the most recently executed SEND OUTPUT TO |
| | statement. If that device is the standard list device, or if the |
| | program has not executed a SEND OUTPUT TO statement, PRINT USING is |
| | equivalent to DISP USING. |
| | |
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Syntax
PRINT USING image [; output_item [, output_item]...]
Parameters
image Either a string expression or the line identifier of an
IMAGE statement. See "Format String" or the IMAGE
Statement for more information.
output_item Numeric or string expression.
Examples
110 Image$="D,2D,4A,2X,6A"
120 IMAGE 4A,AAA,3A
130 Image1=120
210 PRINT USING 300; Num, Str$, A+B
220 PRINT USING Image1; S$(2,6), T$[1;3], S$(1,4)[5,7]
230 PRINT USING Image$; A, B, C$, D$
260 PRINT USING "DD2XZZ"; A, B
300 IMAGE DDD,4A,DD
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