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 Clears various parts of the display screen; not available when forms are
 showing. Use the CLS method when forms are showing. See: ◄CLS Method►
 
    CLS [0 | 1 | 2]
 
    ■ Valid settings are:
 
      Value   Description
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      None    By itself, CLS clears either the text or graphics viewport;
              if a graphics viewport has been set (using VIEW), only the
              graphics viewport is cleared; otherwise, the text viewport or
              entire screen is cleared
      0       Clears the screen of all text or graphics
      1       Clears the graphics viewport or the entire screen if a graphics
              viewport has not been set
      2       Clears the text viewport
 
 See Also
    ◄CLS Method►                       ◄VIEW PRINT Statement►
    ◄VIEW Statement►                   ◄WINDOW Statement►