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PRAGMA PROGRAM REFERENCE MANUAL
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DISPLAY LAYOUT DSL Standard Verb Input/Output Operation
Target =

Shows text and numbers on your screen formatted as a column of a particular
width. Expressions are displayed left-aligned in the column, numbers right-
aligned in the column, with or without decimal point. Any unused spaces in
the column are filled with the space (blank) character. When 80 characters
have been displayed on a line, the 81st character is displayed at the begin-
ning of the next line.

DISPLAY using layout LAYOUT the value ITEM

LAYOUT is the layout specification indicating the format in which the noun,
number or expression named in ITEM is to be displayed. A LAYOUT of 20 will
establish a column of the width of 20 characters. To layout several columns
on a line, use several DISPLAY LAYOUT instructions.

SEE ALSO: DISPLAY / SET CURSOR POSITION / SET DISPLAY ATTRIBUTE

You may also enter a layout like 0.2. This will cause the value to be output in a field width that is the exact size of the number, with commas added, etc.


 

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