TAB(
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| BASIC keyword | |
| Keyword: | TAB( |
| Abbreviation: | T, Shift+A |
| Type: | Miscellaneous |
| Token code: | 163/$A3 |
| List of all BASIC keywords | |
Remark: This article describes the BASIC-Command TAB( in BASIC V2 at the Commodore 64.
Type: Function General Programming-Syntax: TAB(<Numeric>)
With TAB the cursor can be set in the logical screen-column with the BASIC-command PRINT. By using more spaces as onetime, it is better to use the BASIC function SPC when the PRINT-text is outputted to a printer or written into a file or when the BASIC-command PRINT# is used.
Valid numbers are from 0 to 255 otherwise the BASIC-error ?ILLEGAL QUANTITY ERROR IN line occur. By using a non-numerical argument the BASIC-error ?TYPE MISMATCH ERROR IN line appear. If the numerical argument is missing, the BASIC-error ?SYNTAX ERROR IN line is shown.
When the last char in the actual print-line is reached, the printer automatically makes a carriage return and a linefeed.
[edit] Examples
PRINT TAB(10) "10 spaces before this" TAB(44) "...and 44 more spaces..."
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