Group Textmode Input / Output

Displays the results of a list of expressions on the current output device.

? | ?? [<Expression,...>]

Outputs a box on the screen.

@ <nTop>, <nLeft>, <nBottom>, <nRight> BOX <cBoxString> [COLOR <cColor>]

Positions the cursor and erases a screen area.

@ <nTop>, <nLeft> [ CLEAR [TO <nBottom>, <nRight>] ]

Creates a Get object (entry field) and displays it on the screen.

@ <nRow>, <nCol> [SAY <SayExpr> [PICTURE <cSayPicture>] [COLOR <cSayColor>]] GET <VarName> [PICTURE <cGetPicture>] [COLOR <cGetColor>] [WHEN <blPreValid>] [VALID <blPostValid>] | [RANGE <dnMinValue>, <dnMaxValue>] [SEND <message>]

Displays a menu item and an optional descriptive message.

@ <nRow>, <nCol> PROMPT <cMenuItem> [MESSAGE <bcMessage>]

Output data on the screen or to the printer.

@ <nRow>, <nCol> SAY <SayExpr> [PICTURE <cSayPicture>] [COLOR <cColor>]

Displays a box with a single or double lined border.

@ <nTop>, <nLeft> TO <nBottom>, <nRight> [COLOR <cColor>] [DOUBLE]

Assigns keyboard input to a memory variable.

ACCEPT [<SayExpression>] TO <VarName>

Displays and allows selection from a list box.

AChoice( <nTop>, <nLeft>, <nBottom>, <nRight>, <aItems>, [<alSelectable>], [<bcUserFunc>], [<nStartItem>], [<nStartRow> ] ) --> nElement

Displays data records from a work area in a window.

Browse( [<nTop>], [<nLeft>], [<nBottom>], [<nRight>] ) --> lSuccess

Releases all Get objects in the current GetList array.

CLEAR GETS

Erases the screen, ends READ, and sets cursor to 0,0.

CLEAR [SCREEN] | CLS

Determines column position of the screen cursor in the active window.

Col() --> nColPos

Activate a color value from the current color settings.

ColorSelect( <nColorIndex> ) --> NIL

Browses records in a work area.

DbEdit( [<nTop>], [<nLeft>], [<nBottom>], [<nRight>], [<aColumns>], [<bcUserFunc>], [<acPicture>], [<acHeading>], [<acHeadSep>], [<acColSep>], [<acFootSep>], [<acFooting>] ) --> NIL

Displays records from a work area.

DbList( [<aCodeblocks>], [<lNoRecno>], [<lAll>], [<bForCondition>], [<bWhileCondition>], [<nCount>], [<xRecordID>], [<lRest>], [<lPrint>], [<cFilename>] ) --> NIL

Outputs a value to the current output device.

DevOut( <Expression>, [<cColor>] ) --> NIL

Outputs a value with a picture format to the current output device.

DevOutPict(<Expression>, <cPicture>, [<cColor>]) --> NIL

Initiates the buffering of screen output.

DispBegin() --> NIL

Displays a box on the screen.

DispBox( <nTop>, <nLeft>, <nBottom>, <nRight>, [<cnBoxString>], [<cColor>] ) --> NIL

Determines the number of pending DispEnd() calls.

DispCount() --> nDispendCount

Displays buffered screen output.

DispEnd() --> NIL

Outputs records and/or displays them on the screen.

DISPLAY <Expression,...> [FOR <lForCondition>] [WHILE <lWhileCondition>] [NEXT <nCount>] [RECORD <xRecordID>] [TO FILE <cFilename>] [TO PRINTER] [REST] [ALL] [OFF]

Displays a value on the screen or in the active window.

DispOut( <Expression> [, <cColor> ] ) --> NIL

Displays a value on the screen without changing the cursor position.

DispOutAt( <nRow>, <nCol>, <Expression>, [<cColor>], [<oWindow>] ) --> NIL

Toggles automatic clipping in a text mode window.

EnableClipRect( [<lOnOff>] ) --> lOldSetting

Assigns the value of an input expression to a variable.

INPUT [<SayExpression>] TO <VarName>

Places a character string into the keyboard buffer.

KEYBOARD <cString>

Outputs records and/or displays them on the screen.

LIST <Expression,...> [FOR <lForCondition>] [WHILE <lWhileCondition>] [NEXT <nCount>] [RECORD <xRecordID>] [TO FILE <cFilename>] [TO PRINTER] [REST] [ALL] [OFF]

Determines the maximum (rightmost) visible screen column on the screen or in a window.

MaxCol() --> nMaxCol

Determines the maximum (bottom) visible screen row on screen or in a window.

MaxRow() --> nMaxRow

Activates light bar menu for previously defined PROMPTs.

MENU TO <VarName>

Displays a list of expressions to the active output device.

QOut( [<Expression,...>] ) --> NIL QQOut( [<Expression,...>] ) --> NIL

Activates editing mode for the current Get objects.

READ [SAVE]

Determines name of the current GET or MENU TO variable.

ReadVar() --> cVariableName

Redisplays previously saved screen contents.

RESTORE SCREEN [FROM <cScreen>]

Redisplays screen contents previously saved with SaveScreen().

RestScreen( [<nTop>], [<nLeft>], [<nBottom>], [<nRight>], <cScreen>) --> NIL

Determines the screen row where the cursor is currently located.

Row() --> nRow

Saves the screen contents in a buffer or variable.

SAVE SCREEN [TO <VarName>]

Saves a screen segment as a character string.

SaveScreen([<nTop>], [<nLeft>], [<nBottom>], [<nRight>]) --> cScreen

Scrolls up, down, right, or left in a screen area.

Scroll( [<nTop>], [<nLeft>], [<nBottom>], [<nRight>], [<nRows>], [<nColumns>] ) --> NIL

Writes screen output to a text file.

SET ALTERNATE TO [<cFileName> [ADDITIVE] ] SET ALTERNATE on | OFF | <lToggle>

Defines the default screen colors.

SET COLOR | COLOUR TO [ [ <standard>] [,<enhanced>] [,<border>] [,<background>] [,<unselected>] ] // or character expression in parentheses: SET COLOR | COLOUR TO ( <cColor> )

Determines how GET input ends when the last position in the edit buffer is filled.

SET CONFIRM on | OFF | <lToggle>

Turns off or reactivates screen display.

SET CONSOLE ON | off | <lToggle>

Turns screen cursor on or off.

SET CURSOR ON | off | <lToggle>

Specifies the output device for output performed using @...SAY.

SET DEVICE TO SCREEN | printer

Specifies the screen row for @...PROMPT messages.

SET MESSAGE TO [<nRow> [CENTER | CENTRE]]

Sends screen output to the printer.

SET PRINTER on | OFF | <lToggle> SET PRINTER TO [<cDevice> | <cFileName> [ADDITIVE] ] SET PRINTER TO OBJECT <oXbpPrinter> BScope:!EF process wide

Sets whether wrapping of the highlight occurs in menus.

SET WRAP on | OFF | <lToggle>

Activates or deactivates the Blink attribute for colors in full screen text mode

SetBlink( [<lOnOff>] ) --> lOldSetting

Sets or retrieves the clipping area in a text mode window.

SetClipRect( [<aRectangle>] ) --> aOldRectangle

Reads or sets current color setting for the text mode.

SetColor( [<cColor>] ) --> cColor

Determines the shape of the cursor on the screen.

SetCursor( [<nCursorShape>] ) --> nCurrentShape

Defines the screen mode as a specific number of rows and columns.

SetMode( <nMaxRow>, <nMaxCol> ) --> lSuccess

Turns mouse on or off.

SetMouse( [<lOnOff>] ) --> lMouseOn

Moves the cursor to a new screen position.

SetPos( <nRow>, <nCol> ) --> NIL

Displays, outputs or assigns literal text.

TEXT [TO PRINTER] | [TO FILE <cFilename>] <Text> ENDTEXT or TEXT [INTO <variable> [TRIMMED]] | [INTO <variable> WRAP] | [INTO <variable> WRAP <cLineBreak> [TRIMMED]] <Text> ENDTEXT

Waits for a keystroke or until a character appears in the keyboard buffer.

WAIT [<SayExpression>] [TO <VarName>]