There are numerous approaches to turning output pagination OFF from within BASIC code (and I'm not really sure which ones work and which are just hang-overs from other MVDB implementations).

What I want to ensure is that output pagination is turned back ON from within BASIC.

Does anyone know if a method for achieving this?

Thanks

I always use BPIOCP to turn on pagination.

Thanks David.

I was not aware of this routine. I found the source for it in the APP.PROGS library in the UV account. It is also globally cataloged as "!BPIOCP".

I realised after I posted that I had not clarified my context: I am wanting to ensure on-screen (terminal) output is paginated.

DO  you know if the BPIOCP routine work with terminal output as well as printer output?

It works for screen output.

Thanks.

I had not come across the "!BPIOCP" routine before, and it is not listed in any UV doco I could find.

I found the program "BPIOCP" in the APP.PROGS library in the UV account. The logic for it is quite simple, using the "printer reset" command to do the work.

Poking around the APP.PROGS library I also found the "GETPU.B" and "SETPU.B" routines, which are documented in the UV manuals as "!GETPU" and "!SETPU" respectively. Their documentation indicates it is possible to retrieve and set the output paging for the terminal, but I could not get that to work.

I also came across a number of programs with code like this:
* Disable pagination
ASSIGN 0 TO SYSTEM(1005)

So I tried using ASSIGN 1 to SYSTEM(1005), and that also worked.

The SYSTEM() documentation does not mention element 1005.

It is covered in a range "1002-1016 Printer definition settings" without any specifics.

Thanks.

I had not come across the "!BPIOCP" routine before, and it is not listed in any UV doco I could find.

I found the program "BPIOCP" in the APP.PROGS library in the UV account. The logic for it is quite simple, using the "printer reset" command to do the work.

Poking around the APP.PROGS library I also found the "GETPU.B" and "SETPU.B" routines, which are documented in the UV manuals as "!GETPU" and "!SETPU" respectively. Their documentation indicates it is possible to retrieve and set the output paging for the terminal, but I could not get that to work.

I also came across a number of programs with code like this:
* Disable pagination
ASSIGN 0 TO SYSTEM(1005)

So I tried using ASSIGN 1 to SYSTEM(1005), and that also worked.

The SYSTEM() documentation does not mention element 1005.

It is covered in a range "1002-1016 Printer definition settings" without any specifics.

If you use the CRT statement pagination of the terminal is turned back on.

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Doug Averch
Owner
U2 Logic
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There are numerous approaches to turning output pagination OFF from within BASIC code (and I'm not really sure which ones work and which are just hang-overs from other MVDB implementations).

What I want to ensure is that output pagination is turned back ON from within BASIC.

Does anyone know if a method for achieving this?

Thanks