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70 The BASIC Language
Examples: PRINT "THE MEDIUM"
THE MEDIUM
PRINT 3/2,4+5, -2+2
1.5 9 0
10 PRINT 3*10.2; 4-8;
15 REM SKIP TO THE NEXT LINE IF THE NEXT ITEM IS PAST COL 10
20 IP P0S(X)>10 THEN PRINT
30 PRINT 5+67.3
RUN
30.6 -4 72.3
10 INPUT "YOUR NAME AND AGE"; N$ A
20 PRINT N$;", YOU ARE"; A
YOUR NAME AND AGE ? DAN
?? 26
DAN, YOU ARE 26
PRINT# Abbr. pR
PRINT# file number, output list
Puts data values in an OPEN file such as printing information on a printer. Use
PRINT# to put values into tape or disk data files. To retrieve these data, use
INPUT# or GET#. When you use PRINT# to tell the printer what to print, you
can use semicolons and commas to separate multiple data items, and they have
the same spacing effect as they have in PRINT commands.
When sent to a data file, a comma will cause a number of spaces to be sent and a
semicolon will place data items right next to each other. The data bytes are stored
in the file in the same format as they would be displayed on the screen in a PRINT
command. The format of the bytes written to a data file must be designed with the
method of retrieval in mind. If they are to be read one at a time by the GET#
command, any format is alright. However, if they are to be read by the INPUTS
command, care must be taken to store comma characters between values and
carriage return characters between lines of input.
Parameters: logical file number, variable(s) or value(s)
1. The file number is a logical file number that links the file or device to other
commands, including the OPEN command that accesses the device or file before
it can be used. See OPEN for more information on logical file numbers.
2. The variable type must match the type of value to be written (e.g., if you are
writing text values, you must use text-string variables). If the PRINT# command
contains multiple variables, separate them with commas or semicolons.