Q(uick)BASIC Keyword: USING

USING Keyword

Specifies formatting for PRINT USING and LPRINT USING statements

Useful and cross-version information about the programming environments of QBasic and QuickBasic.

Specifies formatting for PRINT USING and LPRINT USING statements and the palette assignments for the PALETTE USING statement.

Characters that format a numeric expression
#	Digit position.
.	Decimal point position.
,	Placed left of the decimal point, prints a comma every third digit.
+	Position of number sign.
^^^^	Prints in exponential format.
-	Placed after digit, prints trailing sign for negative numbers.
$$	Prints leading $.
**	Fills leading spaces with *.
**$	Combines ** and $$.
Characters used to format a string expression
&	Prints entire string.
!	Prints only the first character of the string.
\ \	Prints first n characters, where n is the number of blanks between slashes + 2.
Characters used to print literal characters
_	Prints the following formatting character as a literal.
	Any character not in this table is printed as a literal.

Characters that format a numeric expression
#	Digit position.
.	Decimal point position.
,	Placed left of the decimal point, prints a comma every third digit.
+	Position of number sign.
^^^^	Prints in exponential format.
-	Placed after digit, prints trailing sign for negative numbers.
$$	Prints leading $.
**	Fills leading spaces with *.
**$	Combines ** and $$.
Characters used to format a string expression
&	Prints entire string.
!	Prints only the first character of the string.
\ \	Prints first n characters, where n is the number of blanks between slashes + 2.
Characters used to print literal characters
_	Prints the following formatting character as a literal.
	Any character not in this table is printed as a literal.