comment

Syntax	comment (text){(text2)}{(...)}{+}
Category	TCL
Type	Verb
Description	performs cursor control and screen display funtions similar to the "t" command in PROC. Its primary funtion is to add screen control capabilities to macro funtions. Parameters are passed to the "comment" function as discrete units surrounded by parentheses. The following types of text are supported: (column,row) "x,y" (column,row) positioning (-n) special cursor control features (xn) prints the characters whose numeric value is n (string) prints the string of characters at the current cursor position Several text segments may be entered on a single "comment" command line, but each must be surrounded by a single pair of parentheses. The optional "+" at the end of a line suppresses the automatic carriage return and linefeed.
Options
See Also	@ function t
Example	Example to clear a screen: clear 001 n clear-screen macro 002 comment (-1) A sample "logon" macro: 001 n logon macro 002 comment (-1)(-13)(User Logon)(0,2)(User:)(-14)(20,2)+ 003 who 004 comment (0,3)(-13)(Time-Date:)(-14)(20,3)+ 005 time 006 comment (0,5)(-13)(Spooler Assignment)(-14) 007 sp-assign ? 008 comment (0,10)(-13)(Terminal Assignment)(-14) 009 term This example of a "logon" macro clears the screen and displays the users name/account, the current date and time, and the current terminal and printer assignment parameters.
Warnings
Compatibility	D3 7.0 AP