Toggles suppression of terminal output. Normally, all system output is displayed on the terminal screen. The P command suppresses this display; entering the P command a second time restores the display. This command is useful when you are running a program and don’t want to display lengthy system or program status messages.
Format
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P |
Description
The P command does not suppress printer output.
Suppressing Terminal Output
The following example creates a sorted select-list from the inventory file, and then runs an mvBASIC program called INVEN.REPORT which sends output to the terminal:
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>SSELECT INVENTORY
5 ITEMS SELECTED. >RUN BP INVEN.REPORT
Item Qty. On Hand |
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----------------------------------------------- |
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3 HOLE PUNCHER |
12 |
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TRASH BASKETS |
5 |
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DS/DD FLOPPIES (10) |
659 |
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FELT MARKERS (BLACK) |
24 |
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LIGHT BULBS (4) |
17 |
Using the P option, all output to the terminal is suppressed:
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>P >SSELECT INVENTORY >RUN BP INVEN.REPORT
>P > |