archer@hsi.UUCP (Yrrag Rehcra) (09/30/86)
Munch, munch, munch <<INE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** I turn to fellow net.micro.apple readers for inspiration! Within an Applesoft BASIC program I'm writing I want to go from 40 column mode to 80 column mode to print a wide listing and back to 40 column mode to continue the program. HELP !!! I have an Apple IIc, and documentation on it's 80 column text card is not the best. In the 40 column inactive mode, my program uses INVERSE and FLASH statements. I turned on the 80 column card with the following statements, as per the manuals: 100 PRINT CHR$(4); "PR#3" 110 PRINT CHR$(18) Now, according to my manuals, to turn off the 80 column cards, the following statements are necessary: 200 PRINT CHR$(27); CHR$(17) : REM -- ESC CTRL-Q 210 PRINT CHR$(4); "PR#0" Well -- IT DOESN'T WORK!!! How do I know? The Apple returns to 40 columns alright, but the 80 column card is still active. FLASH statements do not flash, they look like INVERSE with garbage text in them instead. Am I missing something here? What AM I doing wrong? Did I read the manuals wrong or something? Hopefully, if someone can resolve this for me, the solution may be a handy gimmick for other Applesoft programmers who have never tried to use both 40 and 80 column modes in their programs before. The only reason I need to turn off the card is so that I can use FLASH and INVERSE statements without printing garbage. Thanks in advance! -- Garry Archer Esq. ihnp4!hsi!archer Health Systems International New Haven, CT 06511 USA