Husky Hunter - Page 267

BASIC FUNCTIONS SECTION 5.16
OPCHR
5. 16, 11 Function OPCHR outputs characters to the screen which have their
ASCII values defined as decimal argument(s).
Syntax
OPCHR numerical exprssion 1, numerical expression 2 •••
Examples OPCHR 61,62 displays=>
OPCHR1 clears the screen.
Remarks This permits computing of characters and also advanced
functions such as cursor addressing. The argument should
be O - 255. Arguments greater than 255 will give an
argument error.
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Cursor addressing:
Example: OPCHR 15,5,-3
The argument 15 instructs HUNTER Basic to interpret the
following two arguments as cursor co-ordinates x,y
respectively, It must be noted that re-positioning the
cursor in this manner will not cause the virtual screen
window to be re-positioned over the relevant area of the
virtual screen automatically. If automatic re-positioning
is required then use LDCATE.
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