crt statement

The crt statement outputs unconditionally to the terminal display, regardless of whether or not the printer on condition is in effect.

Syntax

crt {exp{,exp..}{:}

display

exp

Expression to be output unconditionally to the terminal display.

This functions like the print statement, but is not affected by:

All of the @() functions provided with the print statement are allowed.

When expressions are separated by commas, the next expression is output starting at the column position defined by the next output tab.

A colon at the end inhibits the output of a CR/LF following the output of the last printed line.

Note: To generate backwards compatible object code, execute the set-compiler (ap command prior to compiling.

crt makes it easy to display status messages during printing.

printer on
for l = 1 to maxlines
   print line<l> ;* to printer
   if rem(l,50) else crt l ;* to screen
next l
printer close
printer off

The line counter l displays on the screen every 50 lines.