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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 in the statement WRITE TO but with reference to the output area of the list.
• COLOR, INTENSIFIED, INVERSE, HOTSPOT, INPUT, FRAMES, RESET
  As in 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.
• Information about other additions can be found in WRITE TO.