Subj : Re: ansimrd.ans problem
To   : paulie420
From : The Godfather
Date : Thu Sep 09 2021 10:03 am

 pa>  TG> I like using the $T and $X MCI codes whenever trying to "inject" text
 pa>  TG> within a ANSI bordered box.  For for example I've used:
 pa>  TG> Subject $T30 &2 [X39 &3 $X78 !07 .. well not exactly those numbers bu
 pa>  TG> ..  (spaces used in place of pipe codes in the above example, but
 pa>  TG> obviouslyl pipe codes should be used) 
 pa>  TG> 
 pa>  TG> Trim ensures the subject line is limited to 30 characters.
 pa>  TG> 30+7 for Subject+2 Spaces = 39.  I set the next data (&3) at X39, the
 pa>  TG> follow with $X followed by a space. The $X command (with any characte
 pa>  TG> after it) will duplicate that character for up to ## of times. With m
 pa>  TG> message reader, I use a space between the $X78 then a change the colo
 pa>  TG> to that of my ansi's forground/backround.  The $X78 will display spac
 pa>  TG> up to column 78, therefore I have at one line of ansi border directly
 pa>  TG> after the $XZ78 !07!Border.

Well .. I was kinda correct, but a few beers into my night.

the $X is to repeat the immediatly following character (could be a blank space, or a period, or whatever you want) UP TO column #.  NOT X number of times.  I should have written this more slowly.  But yes, it does work, and I wrote a more sober version on TUG showing how to do it.

-tG

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