= TAB$ PRINT SPC(spaces)
The TAB$
function returns a special control character called TAB
,
which carries the ASCII code of 9
. When this character is printed,
the text cursor is automatically moved to the next tabulated column
setting (tab) to the right. The default setting for this is four
characters, which can be changed using SET TAB
.
The function SPC
can be used to set a number of spaces, which are printed
onto screen. SPC
can be used several times in a sentence.
Also note that SPC
will not overwrite and erase things already printed
on screen, so PRINT SPC(3)
is not the same as PRINT“ ”
in that respect.
PRINT TAB$ PRINT SPC(10);"*"
See also the following example files:
Tb
If you have encountered a problem using this command, if you think there is a bug or the explanation is unclear, please open an issue for this keyword on GitHub. Thank you!