POS

Syntax

POS (I)

Description

Returns the current cursor position. The leftmost position is 1. I is a dummy argument.

Example

10 PRINT "Hello";
20 PRINT " Position:"; POS(0)
30 IF POS(0) > 60 THEN PRINT CHR$(13)  ' New line if past column 60
RUN
Hello Position: 7
Ok

See Also

• LPOS - Returns the current position within the line printer buffer
• TAB - Move to specific column position in PRINT
• SPC - Print spaces in PRINT statement
• PRINT - Output to screen
• WIDTH - Set output line width