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160 Apple lie Users Handbook
10 X=1:Y=2
20 PRINT
30 PRINT X;
40 PRINT TAB(120);
50 PRINTY
60 END
In
the preceding example, Xis output at the leftmost column of
the display line.TAB then moves the current print position to the
middle of the next display line where Y is output. In Applesoft
the TAB statement after produces erratic results if it is not the first
item in the PRINT statement output list.
TAB
o Applesoft
• Integer
In Integer BASIC, TAB positions the cursor at the specified
column on the display line where the cursor is located.
Configuration
TAB column
In Integer BASIC, the cursor will be moved to the left or right
depending on the value of column and the current cursor
position . column can range from 1 to 255 . Existing screen data is
not erased if TAB causes the cursor to move over that data.
Example
10 PRINT
20 X = 1:Y=2
30 PRINT X:TAB 20:PRINT Y:TAB 10:PRINT Y
40 END
> RUN [Ret]
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