Commodore 128 Programmer's Reference Manual page 67

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' ' BASIC BUILDING BLOCKS AND BASIC 7.0 ENCYCLOPEDIA 57
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f PRINT#
p Output data to files
' PRINT# file number[, print list]
^ PRINT# is followed by a number which refers to the data file previously OPENed.
/ ! EXAMPLE:
10 OPEN 4,4 Outputs the data "HELLO THERE"
(j 20PRINT#4,"HELLOTHERE!",A$,B$ and the variables A$ and B$ to the
' ' printer.
10 OPEN 2,8,2 Outputs the data variables A, B$, C
i| 20 PRINT#2,A,B$,C,D and D to the disk file number 2.
NOTE: The PRINT# command is used by itself to close the channel to
the printer before closing the file, as follows:
10 OPEN 4,4
30 PRINT#4, "PRINT WORDS"
40 PRINT#4
50 CLOSE 4
PRINT USING
Output using format
PRINT [#file number,] USING"format list"; print list
This statement defines the format of string and numeric items for printing to the text
screen, printer or other device.
EXAMPLE:
5 X = 32: Y = 100.23: A$ = "CAT"
10 PRINT USING "$##.### ";13.25,X,Y
20 PRINT USING "###>#";"CBM",A$
When this is RUN, line 10 prints:
$13.25 $32.00 $***** Five asterisks (*****) are printed instead of a Y
value because Y has five digits, and this condition
does not conform to format list (as explained below).
Line 20 prints this:
CBM CAT Leaves two spaces before printing "CBM" as de
fined in format list.