The Width statement - Printable Version

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' sample program to set Width statements.

Dim screenwidth As Integer

Dim screenheigth As Integer



Dim widthx As Integer

widthx = 80



screenwidth = 80

screenheight = 25



' reset file width

filenumber = FreeFile

Open "tempfile.xyz" For Output As #filenumber

Width #filenumber, widthx



' reset some printers

Width "lpt1:", widthx

Width "lpt2:", widthx

Width "lpt3:", widthx



' resets some drvies

Width "cons:", widthx

Width "scrn:", widthx



' reset lprint

Width LPrint widthx



' reset screen

'PRINT screenwidth, screenheight

Width screenwidth, screenheight

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WIDTH Statement Details   

     

 Syntax  

   WIDTH [columns][,lines]   

   WIDTH {#filenumber | device},width  

   WIDTH LPRINT width  

     

 Both files and devices can be assigned an output-line width.  

    

  Syntax                    Description   

  WIDTH [columns][,lines]   Sets the number of columns and lines to   

                            display on the screen.  

    

                            The value of columns must be either 40 or   

                            80. The default value is 80.  

    

                            The value of lines may be 25, 30, 43, 50,   

                            or 60, depending on the display adapter   

                            used and the screen mode (see the SCREEN  

                            statement help topic for more information).   

                            The number of lines displayed when the program  

                            started will determine the default value.   

    

  WIDTH #filenumber,width   Sets the line width of an output device opened  

                            as a file (for example, LPT1: or CONS:).  

    

                            The filenumber argument is the number   

                            associated with the file in the OPEN  

                            statement.  

    

                            This form permits altering the width while  

                            a file is open, since the statement takes   

                            place immediately.  

    

  WIDTH device,width        Sets the line width of device (a device file  

                            name).  

    

                            The device should be a string expression  

                            (for example, "CONS:").   

    

                            Note that this width assignment is deferred   

                            until the next OPEN statement affecting the   

                            device; the assignment does not affect output   

                            for an already open file.   

    

  WIDTH LPRINT width        Sets to width the line width of the line  

                            printer, for use by subsequent LPRINT   

                            statements.