Title: PRINTER (LPT)


Printing characters, or images, on the printer is considered output.  Output 
is the function of converting digitized data into analog data.  Analog data is 
data not intended to be stored for further processing. 


CLOSEfilenumberlist
 Closes the files OPEN'ed as filenumber. 


LCOPY
 Prints the text on the LCD screen onto the printer.  LCOPY ignores non-text 
 data. 


LLISTlinenumberrange
 Lists the linenumberrange of the current program onto the printer. 


LPOS(dummynumericexpression)
 Returns the current position of the printer print head within the printer 
 buffer. 


LPRINTexpressionlist
 Prints the data in expressionlist onto the printer, starting at the left 
 most end of the line. 


LPRINTUSING"format";expressionlist
 Prints the data in expression list using the specified format.  Format 
 consists of one of more of the following "field specifiers": 

Prints first string character.
 LPRINTUSING"!";"Tandy"

Prints 2+n characters from a string.
 LPRINTUSING"\\";"Tandy"

Print one digit for each #.
 LPRINTUSING"#####";5

Inserts the algebraic sign of the number.
 LPRINTUSING"+####";-13

Inserts a minus sign either at the beginning or end of negative numbers.  
 LPRINTUSING"-####";14 

Converts leading blanks to leading asterisk blanks.
 LPRINTUSING"**#####";145 

Inserts a dollar sign to the immediate left of the formatted number.  
 LPRINTUSING"$$#####";450 

Changes leading spaces to asterisks except for the space to the immediate left 
of the number, where is inserts a dollar sign. 
 LPRINTUSING"**$###";12 

Inserts a decimal point.
 LPRINTUSING"#####.##";14.5

Inserts a comma before every three printed digits to the left of the decimal 
point. 
 LPRINTUSING"#########,";14432

Prints the number in exponential format.
 LPRINTUSING"###.##^^^^";342200 


MAXFILES
 Stores the current maximum number of files.  You may access MAXFILES line any 
 numeric variable. 


OPEN"LPT:"FOROUTPUTASfilenumber
 Allocates a buffer for a printer file and assigns it the given filenumber. 


PRINT#filenumber,expressionlist
 Prints the values of expressionlist to the printer file OPEN'ed as 
 filenumber. 


PRINT#filenumber,USING"format";expressionlist
 Formats the data in expressionlist and sends it to the printer file OPEN'ed 
 as filenumber.  See LPRINTUSING for an explanation of format. 


SAVE"LPT:"
 Lists the current BASIC program onto the printer. 


TAB(numericexpression)
 Skips numeric expression spaces before printing the next data item.  
 Numericexpression ranges between 0 and 255. 

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