7.4

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Code Sample Example

This example displays the EPS image ‘my_eps’, scaling it as necessary to fit a width of 4.5 inches.

Example

showeps('my_eps', 4.5, 0)

ShowLeftRight (procedure)

Displays a string of characters, in inches, using a specified width.

Syntax

showleftright( text, width )

Arguments

text

String value to be displayed.

width

Measure value representing the amount of horizontal space to use for displaying the string. showleftright adjusts the amount

of spaces between characters to insure the string fits exactly within the specified width.

Code Sample Example

This example shows how to fit strings of different sizes within the same box that has a width of 3 inches.

Example

margin(0,0)

rectstroke(0,0,3,3)

moveto(0,0.5)

showleftright('This fits well inside the box',3)

crlf(0.1599)

showleftright('But this one is a little more tight',3)

ShowPage (procedure)

Instructs the printer to output the page and move on to the next instruction.

This command has no effect on screen, because it is intended to be executed only inside the printer.