T.HINTS & TIPS

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FILENAME(S): T.HINTS & TIPS

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DISK TITLE	FILENAME	FILE TYPE	COLLECTION	TRACK	SECTOR	ACTIONS
LOADSTAR 23 S 2	T.HINTS & TIPS	SEQ	Sailor, Ganheden	31	1	DOWNLOAD FILE
LOADSTAR 23 S 2	T.HINTS & TIPS	SEQ	Curtcool, Frank	31	1	DOWNLOAD FILE

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..         HINTS & TIPS...PROGRAMMING TI
P: VTAB COMMANDS FOR.THE COMMODORE 64...
.  MOST OTHER COMPUTERS ALLOW FOR A..VTA
B COMMAND WHICH THE C64'S BASIC..DOESN'T
 SUPPORT.  HOWEVER,THE..FOLLOWING PROGRA
MMING TIP ALLOWS YOU..TO ACCOMPLISH THE 
SAME THING....  JUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWI
NG SOMEWHERE..IN THE BEGINNING OF YOUR P
ROGRAM AND..YOU CAN DISPENSE WITH THE MA
NY CURSOR..CONTROL CODES:..10 DIM VTAB$(
24).20 VTAB$(0)="(HOME)".30 FOR Y=1 TO 2
4.40 VTAB$(Y)=VTAB$(Y-1)+"(CSR DWN)".50 
NEXTY..FOR HORIZONTAL TABS, USE THE TAB(
X)..OR POS(X) COMMAND WITH THE VTAB$(Y).
...EXAMPLE: TO PLACE AN OBJECT/PHRASE AT
..SCREEN LOCATION 10,20 (10 DOWN/20..ACR
OSS), USE:..PRINTVTAB$(10)TAB(20)"PHRASE
"...  TO PLACE AN ITEM ON SCREEN LINE 25
,..THE ABOVE MUST END WITH A SEMI-COLON,
...OTHERWISE THE ENTIRE SCREEN WILL..SCR
OLL UP ONE LINE...EXAMPLE:..PRINTVTAB$(2
4)"PHRASE";..---------< END OF ARTICLE >
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