Rockwell Automation 1746-BAS BASIC LANGUAGE - Manual (Page 186)

Publication 1746-RM001A-US-P
12-36 Output Functions
Use the PRINT CR expression to output a carriage return without a line feed.
>1 REM EXAMPLE PROGRAM
>10 PRINT “A”, CR,
>20 PRINT “B”
READY
>RUN
B
READY
>
The A was printed and then overwritten by the B.
Use the PRINT SPC( ) expression to output a specified number of spaces.
>1 REM EXAMPLE PROGRAM
>10 PRINT “A”, SPC(10), “B”
READY
>RUN
A B
Use the PRINT TAB( ) expression to output a specified number of tab characters.
>1 REM EXAMPLE PROGRAM
>10 PRINT “A”, TAB(1), “B”
READY
>RUN
A B
Use the PRINT USING(Fx) expression to output all numeric values in scientific
notation. The x represents the total number of digits of the mantissa that are
displayed. One digit is displayed before the decimal point. The value of x is a
minimum of three and a maximum of eight. The value displayed is adjusted
according to these limits.
>1 REM EXAMPLE PROGRAM
>10 PRINT USING(F4), 123.45678
READY
>RUN
1.234 E+2
Use the PRINT USING(#.#) expression to output all numeric values in decimal
notation according to the format specified by the instruction.