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• The num be r of the va lu es ( items ) s p e c if ied i n f o r mat 2 mu s t b e within 2 .
• I t the s pe c if i e d v alue e x ceeds 12 c o l umn s. t he fol l o wing is perfo r m ed .
1 ) Wh e n t he nu m er ic v al ue e xc e ed s 12 d ig i ts, th e l ea s t si gn i fica n t digit( s ) i s
t r un c a te d .
2) Wh e n th e c ha ra c ters e x ceed 12 colu m n s , on l y t he fir st 1 2 c hara c t e r s (f ro m t he
left) are d i spla y ed .
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The PAUSE ve r b is used to disp l a y p r o mp t ing i n for mati o n , re s u lts of c al culations, etc.
The operation of PA U SE i s i dent i ca l t o P RIN T e xcep t th at after PA US E the COM-
PUTER waits for a s h ort p r ese t in t e rva l of a bout 0 . 8 5 s ec on d a n d then continues
execution of the p r ogram w i th ou t w ai ti n g f o r th e I ENTER I ke y or the WAIT interval.
The first form of the PAUSE s t a te me nt d i s p la ys a s i ng l e v a l ue . I f the e x pression is
numeric, the va l ue is pr i nted a t th e fa r r i g h t of t h e d i s p l ay . If it is a str i ng expression,
the display is made s t a rt ing a t the fa r l eft .
In format 2, t he d is play unit i s divi d ed i n t o gro u p s o f 12 column s. T h e value s are
displayed , i n sequen c e , from t h e f i r s t sp e c i f i e d valu e .
Jn this case t o o , wit h i n a r a n ge o f 12 co lu m n s, t he n um eri c v al ue o f a n e x p re ssion i s
d i splayed from the r ig h t e n d o f t h e d i s p l ay a nd cha r a c t e rs are d i s p l a y ed from th e l eft
sid e .
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The PAUSE v e rb i s u sed t o prin t i n f orma t i o n on the d is p l a y fo r a s hort p e riod .
PAUSE pr i nt ex pr
2 PAUSE pr i n t e x p r, p r int e xp r
3 PAUSE prin t e x p r; pr in t li st ; . .. ; p r i nt li st
Where: p r i n t l is t i s : p r i n t e xp r
o r : p r i n t expr ; prin t l is t
and : p rint expr i s : e xp r ess ion
o r: U S I NG c l ause ; ex p r essi on
The U SING c l au s e i s d escr ibe d s e para t e l y und er U S IN G .
Ab b r e vi a tions : PA U. , PA US.
See al so: LPRINT , PRI N T , U SING , WAIT
Verbs
PAUSE