;TYPE
;$STRING255= STRING 255;
;$STRING80 = STRING 80;
;$STRING0 = STRING 0;
;BYTE = 0..255;
;
; VAR
;C:CHAR;
;NUMBER:INTEGER;
;
;FUNCTION LENGTH(X:$STRING255):INTEGER;EXTERNAL;
	EXTD	L168,LENGTH  
;PROCEDURE SETLENGTH(VAR X:$STRING0; Y:INTEGER);EXTERNAL;
	EXTD	L169,SETLENGT
;
;{function to repeat "x" number of times a character"y";  especially
;useful in write commands...
;requires pascal/z's external functions length and setlength..}
;
;FUNCTION REPEAT_CHAR (X:BYTE; Y:CHAR):$STRING255;
;LABEL 1;
;VAR
;RC:$STRING255;
;I:INTEGER;
;
;BEGIN
L170
	NAME REPEAT_CHAR
	ENTRY REPEAT_CHAR
REPEAT_CHAR: 
	ENTR	D,2,258
;SETLENGTH(RC,0);
	STMT	D,1
	PUSH	IX
	POP	H
	DCX	H
	DCX	H
	PUSH	H
	MOV	H,A
	MOV	L,A
	PUSH	H
	CALL	L169
;IF (I < 1) OR (I > 255) THEN GOTO 1;
	STMT	D,2
	MOV	L,-1(IX)
	MOV	H,0(IX)
	LXI	D,1
	LESS	D,0
	JC	L186
	MOV	L,-1(IX)
	MOV	H,0(IX)
	LXI	D,255
	GRET	D,0
	JNC	L185
L184
L186	EQU	L184
	STMT	D,3
	CTRL	M,3
	JMP	L171
L185
;
;{note well:  this will permit writing any character, printable or
; otherwise....e.g. a series of x's or a series of bells ringing!}
;
;FOR I:= 1 TO X DO APPEND(RC,Y);
	STMT	D,4
	MOV	0(IX),A
	MVI	-1(IX),1
	PUSH	IX
	MOV	H,A
	MOV	L,9(IX)
	XTHL
L213
	MOV	D,M
	DCX	H
	MOV	E,M
	XTHL
	PUSH	H
	GE	D,0
	JNC	L214
	STMT	D,5
	PUSH	IX
	POP	H
	DCX	H
	DCX	H
	PUSH	H
	LXI	H,255
	PUSH	H
	MOV	H,A
	MOV	L,8(IX)
	INR	H
	PUSH	H
	LXI	H,2
	PUSH	H
	CALL	L137
	CTRL	M,5
	POP	H
	XTHL
	INR	M
	INX	H
	JRNZ	L233
	INR	M
	JV	L234
L233
	JMP	L213
L214
	POP	D
L234
	POP	D
;
;1:
	STMT	D,6
L171
;REPEAT_CHAR:=RC;
	STMT	D,7
	PUSH	IX
	POP	H
	DCX	H
	DCX	H
	RCHK	S,255
	XCHG
	PUSH	IX
	POP	H
	LXI	B,265
	DADD	B
	XCHG
	LXI	B,256
	LDDR
;END;
	STMT	D,8
	EXIT	D,2

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