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PRINT #, PRINT # USING - file I/O statements that write data to a
                         sequential file
PRINT # Syntax
  PRINT #filenumber, [USING formatstring;] expressionlist[{,|;}]
    ■ filenumber is the number of an open sequential file
    ■ expressionlist contains the items to be written to the file. If
      not used, a blank line is written to the file
PRINT # USING Syntax
  PRINT #filenumber, USING formatstring; expressionlist[{,|;}]
    ■ formatstring, a string-expression, specifies the exact format in
      which values are written to the file. Characters in formatstring
      have the following meaning:
───────────────────Characters Used to Format a Numeric Expression─────────────
 #    Digit position                     │ -     Placed after digit positions,
 .    Decimal point position             │       prints trailing sign for
 ,    Placed left of the decimal point,  │       negative numbers only
      prints a comma every third digit   │ $$    Prints leading $
 +    Position of number's sign          │ **    Fills leading spaces with *
^^^^  Prints number in exponential format│ **$   Combines ** and $
────────────────────Characters Used to Format a String Expression─────────────
 &    Prints entire string               │     Prints first 'n' characters,
 !    Prints only the first character    │       where n is the number of
      of the string                      │       blanks between slashes + 2
───────────Characters Used to Print Literal Characters from formatstring──────
 _    Prints the following formatting    │       Any character not in this
      character as a literal             │       table is printed as a literal
 
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