LPRINT, LPRINT USING Statements
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 Action

 Print data on the printer LPT1.


 Syntax



  LPRINT  expressionlist {;|,}


  LPRINT  USING  formatstring$;  expressionlist {;|,}


 Remarks


 These statements function in the same way as the  PRINT and  PRINT USING
 statements except that output goes to the printer.

 The following list describes the parts of the  LPRINT and  LPRINT USING
 statements.

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 Part                                    Description
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  expressionlist                         The values that are printed on
                                         printer LPT1.

  formatstring$                          Specifies the format, using the
                                         same formatting characters as the
                                         PRINT USING statement.
 Part                                    Description
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                                         PRINT USING statement.

 {;|,}                                   Determines the location on the
                                         page of the first value printed by
                                         the next statement to use LPT1
                                         (such as the next  LPRINT
                                         statement or a  PRINT # or  WRITE
                                         # directing data to LPT1). The
                                         semicolon means to print
                                         immediately after the last value
                                         in this  LPRINT statement; the
                                         comma means to print at the start
                                         of the next unoccupied print zone.



 The printer output from an  LPRINT statement will be the same as the screen
 output from a  PRINT statement, if both statements have the same
 expressionlist values and output-line width.

 The printer output from an  LPRINT  USING statement will be the same as the
 screen output from a  PRINT  USING statement, if both statements have the
 same values for  formatstring$,  expressionlist, and output-line width.

 The  LPRINT statement assumes an 80-character-wide printer. This width can
 be changed with a  WIDTH statement.

 If you use  LPRINT with no arguments, a blank line is printed.


 Warning

 Because the  LPRINT statement uses the LPT1 printer device, you should not
 use  LPRINT in a program that also contains an OPEN "LPT1" statement. Using
 these two statements together produces unpredictable results.


 BASICA

 An LPRINT CHR$(13) statement actually outputs both CHR$(13) and CHR$(10).
 This feature was created to provide compatibility with BASICA.


 See Also


  PRINT, PRINT USING,  WIDTH


 Example

 The following example prompts the user for team names and the names of
 players on each team. Then it prints the players and their teams on the
 printer.

 CLS' Clear screen.


 LPRINT "Team Members"; TAB(76); "TEAM" . LPRINT


 INPUT "How many teams"; TEAMS


 INPUT "How many players per team";PPT


 PRINT


 FOR T = 1 TO TEAMS


 INPUT "Team name. ", TEAM$


 FOR P = 1 TO PPT


 INPUT "   Enter player name. ", PLAYER$


 LPRINT PLAYER$;


 IF P < PPT THEN


 IF LPOS(0) > 55 THEN  ' Print a new line if print


 LPRINT . LPRINT "     ";  ' head is past column 55.


 ELSE


 LPRINT ", ";' Otherwise, print a comma.


 END IF


 END IF


 NEXT P


 LPRINT STRING$(80-LPOS(0)-LEN(TEAM$),"."); TEAM$


 NEXT T