Rockwell Automation 1747-PBASE BASIC Development Software Programming Manual - Manual (Page 124)

Publication 1746-PM001A-US-P
A-2 BASIC Macro Library
Screen Functions The following table describes the macro CALLs that you use to perform operations
on the operator screen.
IMPORTANT
Be aware that the screen macro CALLs pertain to the currently
configured program port only. Attempts to direct output to other
ports will be ignored during program translation
Table A.1 Operation Macros
Screen Macro CALLs Macro Inputs Outputs
cls() Clears the screen for an ANSI standard terminal. None None
home() Places the cursor in the upper left hand corner of the screen on an
ANSI standard terminal. None None
clr_to_eol() Clears from cursor to end of line. None None
go_to_xy(%1,%2) Positions the cursor. %1 column is the x coordinate in the range 1 to
max_col. %2 row is the Y coordinate in the range 1 to max_row.
Max_row and max_col change depending on the display mode. %1 = Column
(0 < col < 99)
%2 = Row
(0 < row < 99) None
cursor_up(%1) Moves the cursor up %1 rows. %1 = the number of rows
to move the cursor up None
cursor_down(%1) Moves the cursor down %1 rows. %1 = the number of rows
to move the cursor down None
cursor_right(%1) Moves the cursor right %1 columns. %1 = the number of
columns to move the
cursor right None
cursor_left(%1) Moves the cursor left %1 columns. %1 = the number of
columns to move the
cursor left. None
cursor_save() Saves the current cursor position. None None
cursor_restore() Restores the cursor to the saved position. None None
high_intensity() Prints characters in high intensity. None None
low_intensity() Prints characters in low intensity. None None
blink() Prints characters blinking. None None
reverse() Prints characters in reverse video. None None
conceal_text() Conceals printed text (no display of characters). None None
foreground_black() Prints text with the foreground black. None None
foreground_red() Prints text with the foreground red. None None
foreground_green() Prints text with the foreground green. None None
foreground_yellow() Prints text with the foreground yellow. None None
foreground_blue() Prints text with the foreground blue. None None
foreground_magenta() Prints text with the foreground magenta. None None
foreground_cyan() Prints text with the foreground cyan. None None
foreground_white() Prints text with the foreground white. None None