HP 3000 Manuals HP 3000 Manuals
Chapter 6 Input and Output
Introduction
An HP Business BASIC/XL program can receive input from any of the
following:
* A terminal keyboard.
* An input file.
* A data file.
It can produce output on any of the following:
* A terminal screen.
* A printer.
* A data file.
An output statement that specifies the output format produces formatted
output; an output statement that does not specify the output format
produces unformatted output.
This chapter explains the following:
* Receiving input from a terminal keyboard or an input file.
* Producing unformatted output on a terminal screen, a printer, or a
data file supported by the operating system, but not a BASIC DATA
file.
* The format specifiers available to produce formatted output.
When an HP Business BASIC/XL output statement passes a character sequence
to an output device, the resulting output depends on the output device's
interpretation of the individual characters. For example, a sequence
that repositions the cursor on a terminal may be ignored by a printer.
Information about how an individual output device interprets a specific
character sequence is contained in the manual for that output device.