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WRITE - Short Reference

Reference

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Syntax

WRITE {[AT] [/][pos][(len||*)]} dobj 
  [UNDER other_dobj] 
  [NO-GAP] 

  [LEFT-JUSTIFIED|CENTERED|RIGHT-JUSTIFIED] 
  { { [EXPONENT exp] 
      [NO-GROUPING] 

      [NO-SIGN] 
      [NO-ZERO] 
      [CURRENCY cur] 

      { { [DECIMALS dec] 
          [ROUND scale] } 

        | [UNIT unit] } } 
    | { [ENVIRONMENT TIME FORMAT] 

        [TIME ZONE tz] } 
    [STYLE stl] } 

  [USING { {NO EDIT MASK}|{EDIT MASK mask} }] 
  [DD/MM/YY|MM/DD/YY|DD/MM/YYYY|MM/DD/YYYY|DDMMYY|MMDDYY|YYMMDD] 

  [COLOR { { { { COL_BACKGROUND 
               | {1 | COL_HEADING } 

               | {2 | COL_NORMAL } 

               | {3 | COL_TOTAL } 

               | {4 | COL_KEY } 

               | {5 | COL_POSITIVE } 

               | {6 | COL_NEGATIVE } 

               | {7 | COL_GROUP } } [ON] } 

               | OFF} 
         | {= col} }] 

  [INTENSIFIED [{ON|OFF}|{= flag}]] 
  [INVERSE     [ {ON|OFF} | {= flag} ]] 

  [HOTSPOT     [ {ON|OFF} | {= flag} ]] 
  [INPUT       [{ON|OFF}|{= flag}]] 

  [FRAMES      [{ON|OFF}|{= flag}]] 
  [RESET] 

  { [AS CHECKBOX] 
  | [AS ICON] 
  | [AS SYMBOL] 
  | [AS LINE] } 
  [QUICKINFO info]. 

Effect

Formats the content of the data object dobj and writes it to the current list.

Additions

• [AT] [/][pos][(len|*|**)]
  Specifies the line feed /, the horizontal position pos, and the length len|*|** of the output.
• UNDER other_dobj
  Positions the output in the current line at the position where the data object other_dobj was in the output of a previous WRITE statement.
• NO-GAP
  Positions the list cursor directly after the output and not in the next but one position of the list buffer.
• LEFT-JUSTIFIED, ..., YYMMDD
  As with the statement WRITE TO but with reference to the output area of the list.
• COLOR, INTENSIFIED, INVERSE, HOTSPOT, INPUT, FRAMES, RESET
  As with the statement FORMAT but with reference to the current output.
• AS CHECKBOX
  Produces a one-character checkbox which is ready for input.
• AS ICON
  Produces an icon if dobj contains the corresponding internal representation.
• AS SYMBOL
  Produces a symbol if dobj contains the corresponding internal representation.
• AS LINE
  Produces a line element if dobj contains the corresponding internal representation.
• QUICKINFO info
  Assigns a tooltip to the output.