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Console Keywords

Please note that it's possible to use some Console statements in Linux/Unix even if you compiled your program as GUI. However, this is not possible under Windows. The console statements allowed in Linux/Unix without having to compile as CONSOLE are: CLS, PRINT, and INPUT. SLEEP can also be used without consequences.

Keyword	Support	Usage/Description
CLS	Windows Unix	CLS Clears console screen
COLOR	Windows Unix	COLOR [Fore%][, Back%] Sets current color attribute, you can ignore either one of the parameters
CONSOLE.INPUTHANDLE	Windows	hnd = CONSOLE.INPUTHANDLE Returns the console input handle
CONSOLE.OUTPUTHANDLE	Windows	hnd = CONSOLE.OUTPUTHANDLE Returns the console output handle
CSRLIN	Windows Unix	CurRow% = CSRLIN Returns current row of cursor
INKEY$	Windows Unix	A$ = INKEY$ Returns ASCII/Extended key character typed
INPUT	Windows Unix	INPUT A$ Reads a full line of input from user
LOCATE	Windows Unix	LOCATE [Y%][, X%][, cursor] Moves cursor to Y%, X% (upper left starts at 1,1). You can ignore either one of the parameters
PCOPY	Windows	PCOPY source, dest Copy page from source to dest. The visible page is 0. There are 7 off screen pages.
PEEK	Windows	A% = PEEK([#PageNum,] address) Returns the char/attribute value at address
POKE	Windows	POKE [#PageNum,] address, byte Poke attribute or char at address
POS(0)	Windows Unix	CurPos% = POS(0) Returns current position of cursor
PRINT	Windows Unix	PRINT [#PageNum[;|,]][stuff][;|,][...] Write to standard output (console). To write to the offscreen buffers, use #PageNum. Where PageNum is 1-7. Only works under Windows.
SCREEN	Windows	A% = SCREEN(row, col [, colorflag]) Returns the chararacter or attribute value at (row,col)
SETCONSOLETITLE	Windows	SetConsoleTitle(Title$) Set console title
SLEEP	Windows Unix	SLEEP n Delay for n seconds, which can be a fraction

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