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Function SetPos() Foundation

Moves the cursor to a new screen position.

Syntax
SetPos( <nRow>, <nCol> ) --> NIL
Parameters
<nRow>
<nRow> is an integer numeric value in the range of 0 to MaxRow(). It determines the new row position of the cursor on the screen.
<nCol>
<nCol> is an integer numeric value in the range of 0 to MaxCol(). It determines the new column position of the cursor on the screen.
Return

The return value of SetPos() is always NIL.

Description

The function SetPos() sets the cursor to a new position on the screen. The functions Row() and Col() then return the new values. The shape and visibility of the cursor is determined with the function SetCursor().

Examples
SetPos() 
// In the example the cursor is first set to a new position, 
// then output occurs on the screen with the command ?? 

PROCEDURE Main 

   SetPos( 13, 30 ) 
   ?? "James Bond's BMW" 

RETURN
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