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PRINT USING Statement Programming Examples
 
These examples show the use of string- and numeric-formatting
characters with PRINT USING.
 
Example 1
 
Here is an example of using string-formatting characters:
 
CLS    ' Clear screen
A$ = "LOOK" : B$ = "OUT"
PRINT USING "!"; A$; B$            'First characters of A$ and B$.
PRINT USING "  "; A$; B$         'Two spaces between backslashes,
                                   'prints four characters from A$.
PRINT USING "   "; A$; B$; "!!"  'Three spaces, prints A$ and
                                   'a blank.
PRINT USING "!"; A$;               'First character from A$ and
PRINT USING "&"; B$                'all of B$ on one line.
 
Sample Output
 
LO
LOOKOUT
LOOK OUT  !!
LOUT
 
Example 2
 
Here is an example showing the effects of different combinations
of numeric formatting characters:
 
'Format and print numeric data.
CLS    ' Clear screen
PRINT USING "##.##"; .78
PRINT USING "###.##"; 987.654
PRINT USING "##.##   "; 10.2, 5.3, 66.789, .234
PRINT USING "+##.##   "; -68.95, 2.4, 55.6, -.9
PRINT USING "##.##-   "; -68.95, 22.449, -7.01
PRINT USING "**#.#   "; 12.39, -0.9, 765.1
PRINT USING "$$###.##"; 456.78
PRINT USING "**$##.##"; 2.34
PRINT USING "####,.##"; 1234.5
PRINT USING "##.##^^^^"; 234.56
PRINT USING ".####^^^^-"; -888888
PRINT USING "+.##^^^^"; 123
PRINT USING "+.##^^^^^"; 123
PRINT USING "_!##.##_!"; 12.34
PRINT USING "##.##"; 111.22
PRINT USING ".##"; .999
 
Sample Output
 
 0.78
987.65
10.20    5.30   66.79    0.23
-68.95    +2.40   +55.60    -0.90
68.95-   22.45     7.01-
*12.4   *-0.9   765.1
 $456.78
***$2.34
1,234.50
 2.35E+02
.8889E+06-
+.12E+03
+.12E+003
!12.34!
%111.22
%1.00