Prompt commands – HP 40gs User Manual

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PRVAR

Prints name and contents of variablename.

PRVAR variablename:

You can also use the PRVAR command to print the
contents of a program or a note.

PRVAR programname;PROG:

PRVAR notename;NOTE:

Prompt commands

BEEP

Beeps at the frequency and for the time you specify.

BEEP frequency;seconds:

CHOOSE

Creates a choose box, which is a box containing a list of
options from which the user chooses one. Each option is
numbered, 1 through n. The result of the choose
command is to store the number of the option chosen in a
variable. The syntax is:

CHOOSE variable_name; title; option

1

; option

2

;

...option

n

:

where variable_name is the name of a variable for
storing a default option number, title is the text displayed
in the title bar of the choose box, and option

1

...option

n

are the options listed in the choose box.

By pre-storing a value into variable_name you can
specify the default option number, as shown in the
example below.

Example

3

X

A:CHOOSE A;

"COMIC STRIPS";
"DILBERT";
"CALVIN&HOBBES";
"BLONDIE":

CLRVAR

Clears the specified variable. The syntax is:

CLRVAR variable :

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