SeeView Manual

SeeView Statements and Script Symbols
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DOWN
DOWN
The DOWN statement moves the buffer address down a row relative to the current
buffer address.
expression
provides for moves greater than one.
char
specifies a single character that you can use to smear expression times in the
indicated direction. Smear means to use the specified char to mark all locations
moved through by the move operation. For example:
RIGHT:3:# DOWN:3:# LEFT:3:# UP:3:#
This example draws a box:
###
# #
###
See also the UP, LEFT, and RIGHT statements.
Example
This example demonstrates how to use the DOWN statement:
END
The END statement marks the ending of a compound statement.
Example
This example displays how to use the END statement:
DOWN [: expression [: char ] ]
DOWN:i:# {Moves for the current value of variable i smearing "#".
DOWN {Moves one.
DOWN:30 {Moves 30. Note that moves wrap around the screen.
END
VAR rows := 24, cols:=80/4;
FOR rows DO BEGIN {Draw a herringbone
FOR cols DO BEGIN
VIDEO (REVERSE DIM) RIGHT:2 VIDEO() RIGHT:2
END;
LEFT:79; DOWN
END;