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| BASIC keyword | |
| Keyword: | |
| Abbreviation: | ? |
| Type: | Command |
| Token code: | 153/$99 |
| Handling routine in BASIC ROM: | 43680–43751 $AAA0–AAE7 |
| List of all BASIC keywords | |
Remark: This article describes the BASIC-Command PRINT in BASIC V2 at the Commodore 64.
Typ: Command General Programming-Syntax: PRINT <Variable> [<, or ;><Variable>...]
The BASIC-Command PRINT is used for output datas on screen. Alternative for variable (strings, integrer or floating point) can be used any technical terms or BASIC-Functions. It is important to set strings, graphics and control chars into quotes (" "). When this isn't observed the BASIC-Errormessage "?SYNTAX ERROR IN line" occoured.
- Text (strings) without quotes will be interpreted as variables for numbers.
- A PRINT-Command without any data will be getting a empty line
- After setting a semicolon (;), the next PRINT-Command is printing directly after the last PRINT-Command. But it exists two exception: First by using numeric terms (functions or integer and floatoing point variables) apperead a space. Second by positive number-terms apperead a space before the number.
- A logical line of the screen at the C64 has got eight blocks with 10 chars. By using a comma (,) can be using the next block.
- Using a comma (,) or semicolon (;) isn't need for separating variables or datas. The BASIC-Interpreter is tolerant by missing this chars. But spaces without quotes (" ") are ingnored, so that variables with numbers are separating with commas.
Remark: The BASIC-Command CMD can redirected the listing with PRINT on another device like a printer or diskdrive.
[edit] Examples
PRINT 12+2 PRINT 12-1 PRINT 12*2 PRINT 12/2 PRINT COS(2)
You can calculated directly.
PRINT A B C: PRINT " is not the same as ": PRINT A,B,C
Because in the first PRINT is used the variable ABC.
10 A$="Hallo ": B$="What is your name": D$="C64" 20 PRINT A$"? "B$; :INPUT C$ 30 PRINT: PRINT, :PRINT A$C$ 40 PRINT: PRINT "My name is ";D$
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