Screen Text Commands

The following functions control the display of console text:

?	Write data to the current console text page (screen).
CLS	Clear the active console screen page.
COLOR	Set the foreground and background colors for displaying text.
CON.CAPTION$ <GET>	Retrieves the text which is currently displayed as the caption of the CONSOLE window.
CON.CAPTION$ <SET>	Changes the text which is currently displayed as the caption of the CONSOLE window.
CON.CELL <GET>	Retrieves the cursor (caret) position for the Console Window.
CON.CELL <SET>	Sets the cursor (caret) position on the Console Window.
CON.CELL.COL	Retrieves the cursors (caret) column position for the Console Window.
CON.CELL.ROW	Retrieves the cursors (caret) row position for the Console Window.
CON_CLS	The active console page is cleared to the current background color.
CON_COLOR	Sets the foreground and background colors which will be used to display text on the Console Window.
CON.CURSOR <GET>	Retrieves the size of the cursor (caret).
CON.CURSOR <SET>	Establishes the size of the cursor (caret).
CON.CURSOR.OFF	Makes the cursor invisible.
CON.CURSOR.ON	Makes the cursor visible.
CON.END	The Console Window currently attached to your program is released and detached from the process.
CON.FOCUS	Brings the Console Window to the foreground and directs the focus to it.
CON.GETSTDERR	Retrieves the handle of the standard error device.
CON.GETSTDIN	Retrieves the handle of the standard input device.
CON.GETSTDKBD	Retrieves the handle of the standard keyboard device.
CON.GETSTDOUT	Retrieves the handle of the standard output device.
CON.GETSTDVID	Retrieves the handle of the standard console specified video page.
CON.HANDLE	Retrieves the handle of the Console Window.
CON.IN	Determines whether Standard Input is being redirected.
CON.INKEY$	Reads a keyboard character or mouse event from the console input buffer.
CON.INPUT	Reads a line from the keyboard.
CON.INPUT.FLUSH	Removes all pending keyboard and mouse events from the console input buffer.
CON.INSHIFT	Returns a numeric value to tell you the state of the keyboard Shift, Ctrl and Alt keys.
CO N.INSTAT	Determines whether a keyboard or mouse event is ready to be retrieved from the console input buffer.
CON.KEY	Assigns a string expression to a function key.
CON.KEY$	Retrieves and returns the string expression assigned to a function key.
CON.LINE.INPUT	Reads an entire line from the keyboard into a string variable.
CON.LOC <GET>	Retrieves the location of the console window on the screen.
CON.LOC <SET>	Moves the Console Window to a new location on the screen.
CON.LOC.X	Retrieves the horizontal location of the console window on the screen.
CON.LOC.Y	Retrieves the vertical location of the console window on the screen.
CON.LOCATE <GET>	Retrieves the cursor (caret) position for the Console Window.
CON.LOCATE <SET>	Sets the cursor (caret) position on the Console Window.
CON.LOCATE.COL	Retrieves the cursor (caret) column position for the Console Window.
CON.LOCATE.ROW	Retrieves the cursor (caret) row position for the Console Window.
CON.MOUSE	Defines which console mouse events and buttons should be trapped.
CON.MOUSE.BUTTONS	Returns the number of buttons on the system mouse.
CON.MOUSE.COL	Returns the column position of the mouse cursor.
CON.MOUSE.OFF	Disables mouse event trapping and the mouse cursor.
CON.MOUSE.ON	Enables mouse event trapping and the mouse cursor.
CON.MOUSE.ROW	Returns the row position of the mouse cursor.
CON.MOUSE.STAT	Determines whether a mouse event is ready to be retrieved from the console input buffer.
CON.NEW	A new Console Window is created and attached to your program.
CON.OUT	Determines whether Standard Output is being redirected.
CON.PAGE.ACTIVE <GET>	Retrieves the page number of the active console page.
CON.PAGE.ACTIVE <SET>	Sets the page number of the active console page.
CON.PAGE.VISIBLE <GET>	Retrieves the page number of the visible console page.
CON.PAGE.VISIBLE <SET>	Sets the page number of the visible console page.
CON.PCOPY	Copies all text from one console text page to another.
CON.PRINT	Write text data to the current console text page.
CON.SCREEN <GET>	Retrieves the size of the visible part of the Console Window.
CON.SCREEN <SET>	Changes the size of the visible Console Window.
CON.SCREEN.ATTR	Returns the attribute (color) of a character on the current console page (screen).
CON.SCREEN.CHAR	Returns the ASCII code of a character on the current console page (screen).
CON.SCREEN.COL	Retrieves the size of the visible part of the Console Window in columns.
CON.SCREEN.ROW	Retrieves the size of the visible part of the Console Window in rows.
CON.SCROLL.DOWN	Scrolls all or part of the current console page up.
CON.SCROLL.LEFT	Scrolls all or part of the current console page to the left.
CON.SCROLL.RIGHT	Scrolls all or part of the current console page to the right.
CON.SCROLL.UP	Scrolls all or part of the current console page down.
CON.SIZE	Retrieves the size of the Console Window.
CON.SIZE.X	Retrieves the horizontal size of the Console Window.
CON.SIZE.Y	Retrieves the vertical size of the Console Window.
CON.STDEOF	Determines whether the end of STANDARD INPUT has been reached.
CON.STDERR	Outputs a string expression to the standard error device.
CON.STDIN.LINE	Reads one line of text from the Standard Input Device.
CON.STDOUT	Outputs a string expression to the standard output device.
CON.VIEW <GET>	Retrieves the position of the viewable part of a virtual screen.
CON.VIEW <SET>	Sets the position of the viewable part of a virtual screen.
CON.VIEW.COL	Retrieves the column position of the viewable part of a virtual screen.
CON.VIEW.ROW	Retrieves the row position of the viewable part of a virtual screen.
CON.VIRTUAL <GET>	Retrieves the size of the screen buffers associated with the console window.
CON.VIRTUAL <SET>	Change the size of the screen buffer associated with the console window.
CON.VIRTUAL.COL	Retrieves the column size of the screen buffers associated with the console window.
CON.VIRTUAL.ROW	Retrieves the row size of the screen buffers associated with the console window.
CON.WAITKEY$	Reads a character, extended key, or mouse event from the console.
CON.WAITSTAT	Waits until a key is pressed or a mouse event occurs.
CONSNAME$	Return the name in the console window caption.
CONSOLE GET LOC	Retrieve the location of the console window on the screen.
CONSOLE GET SCREEN	Retrieve the size of the visible part of the console, in text rows and columns.
CONSOLE GET SIZE	Retrieve the size of the console window, in pixels.
CONSOLE GET VIEW	Retrieve the position of the viewable part of a virtual screen.
CONSOLE GET VIRTUAL	Retrieve the size of the screen buffers associated with the console window.
CONSOLE NAME	Set the name of the console window caption.
CONSOLE SET FOCUS	Bring the console window to the foreground and direct the focus to it.
CONSOLE SET LOC	Move the console window to a new location on the screen.
CONSOLE SET SCREEN	Change the size of the console window and its associated screen buffers.
CONSOLE SET VIEW	Set the position of the viewable part of a virtual screen.
CONSOLE SET VIRTUAL	Change the size of the buffers associated with the console window.
CONSOUT	Determine if standard output has been redirected.
CURSOR	Return the size status of the caret.
CURSOR	Set the caret size and visibility.
CURSORX	Return the current column of the caret.
CURSORY	Return the current row of the caret.
DESKTOP GET CLIENT	Retrieve the size of the client area of the desktop, in pixels.
DESKTOP GET LOC	Retrieve the location of the top, left corner of the client area of the desktop, in pixels.
DESKTOP GET SIZE	Retrieve the size of the entire desktop, in pixels.
GETSTDERR	Return the handle of the standard error device.
GETSTDOUT	Return the handle of the standard output device.
GETSTDVID	Return the handle of a nominated console video page.
INPUT	Read a line from the keyboard, assigning data to one or more variables.
LOCATE	Set the caret position.
PAGE	Determine which of 8 console text pages is active and/or visible.
PAGEACTIVE	Return the current active console page number.
PAGEVISIBLE	Return the current visible console page number.
PCOPY	Copy all text from one console text page (screen) to another.
PRINT	Write data to the current console text page (screen).
SCREEN	Return the ASCII code of a character on the current console page.
SCREENATTR	Return a composite character attribute (color).
SCREENX	Return the number of columns (x coordinate) on the console screen.
SCREENY	Return the number of rows (y coordinate) on the console screen.
SCROLL	Scroll all or part of the current console page (screen).
STDERR	Output a string expression to the standard error device.
STDOUT	Output a string expression to the standard output device.