HP Pascal/iX Reference Manual (31502-90022)

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Usage
page (f)
page
Parameter
f A textfile variable that must be open. If f is omitted, the system
uses the standard file output .
Description
The procedure page (f) writes a special character to the text file f ,
which causes the printer to skip to the top of the form when f is
printed. The current position in f advances, and the buffer variable f^
is undefined.
Example
page(text_file)
page
position
Usage
position (f)
Parameter
f A file variable that must not be a textfile.
Description
The function position (f) returns the integer index of the current
component of f , starting from 1. Input or output operations references
this component. The parameter f must not be a textfile.
Example
i:=position(file_var)
prompt
Usage
prompt (f)
prompt (f, e)
prompt (f, e1, ..., en)
prompt
prompt (e)
prompt (e1, ..., en)
Parameters
f A textfile variable. The system uses the standard file output if f
is omitted.
e The expression of any simple, string, or PAC type or string literal.
Description
The procedure prompt (f) causes the system to write any buffers associated
with textfile f to the device. prompt does not write a line marker on f .
The current position is not advanced, and the buffer variable f^ becomes
undefined.