Commodore Plus 4 - Control Statements and Loops; CHAPTER 7 Using Graphics and Color

BASIC Version 3.5 Commands, Functions, and System Variables 71
Example: 10 OPEN" l,8,4/'S0RT,S,W" Opens a disk file.
30 INPUT "HOW MANY NAMES TO ENTER";T
40 FORX=1TOT
50 INPUT "NEXT NAME"; A$
60 PRINT#1 A*;V; Puts the value input
70 NEXT X in line 50 into the
80 CLOSE 1 disk file SORT.
Closes the disk file.
NEW
10 INPUT "STAFF TO RECEIVE MEMO"; A$
20 OPEN 4,4 Accesses printer.
30 PRINT#4,"MEM0" Prints to printer.
40 PRINT#4,"T0 ALL ";A$;" STAFF MEMBERS"
50 CLOSE 4
PRINT USING or PRINT# USING Abbrs. ?usI/pR/usI
PRINT USING format; output list
PRINTS file number, USING format; output list
Allows you to design a format for any type of output—text or numbers. You
can use up to nine symbols to define how you want printed material to appear.
The PUDEF command lets you replace up to four of the PRINT USING
symbols.
Parameters: #logical file number, "format description"; items to be printed
1. Include a file number and # sign if you are writing to an OPEN file or device.
Omit this parameter if you are not writing to a file or device.
2. The format description can contain any of the following nine symbols. The
format must be enclosed in quotes.
Symbol Meaning
# Represents any one character. If the item to be printed is longer
than the number of #s in the format, and the item is numeric, an
error occurs and *s are printed instead of numbers. If the item is
text, only as many characters of text as there are #s are printed.
, Prints a comma in numbers, which you cannot ordinarily do.
Place the comma in the format in the same position in which it
will appear in the number to be printed.
Prints a decimal point in numbers. Only one decimal point can
appear per number to PRINT.
$ Prints a dollar sign. If you want the $ to appear right next to any