Sharp MZ-700 Series Owner's Manual page 64

2. 3. 9. 2 TEMPO (abbreviated format: TEM.)
Format
Function
Example
Note
2. 3. 8. 8 SPC
Format
Function
Example
TAB (x)
x . . . A numeric expression
The TAB function is used together with the PRINT statement to move the cursor
to the character position which is x + 1 positions from the left side of the screen.
(This is referred to as space tabulation.)
P R I N T T A B ( 5 ) ; " X Y Z " ; T A B ( 1 0 ) ; " A B C "
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 <]=[ Not actually displayed.
— — — — — X Y Z — — A B C
1 j
Tabulation can only be used to move the cursor to the right; therefore, nothing
happens if this function is used together with the PRINT statement when the cursor
is already to the right of the character position specified in (x).
(Example:)
P R I N T T A B ( 5 ) ;
1 1
X Y Z
1 1
; T A B ( 5 ) ;
1 1
A B C
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
— — — — — X Y Z A B C
SPC (n)
n . . . A numeric expression
Use together with the PRINT statement, this function outputs a string of n spaces
and thus moves the cursor n character positions to the right of its current position.
(Example 1)
P R I N T S P C ( 5 ) ; " A B C
1 1
O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- - - - - A B C
(Example 2)
The following example illustrates the difference between the TAB and SPC func-
tions.
1 0 9 T A B ( 2 ) ; " A B C " ; T A B ( 6 ) ; " D E F "
2 0 9 S P C ( 2 ) ; " A B C " ; S P C ( 6 ) ; " D E F "
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3
- - A B C - D E F - - - - -
- - A B C - - - - - - D E F
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