Value Hex | Value Decimal | Operation |
&14 |
| Clear from and including the current cursor position to |
| 20 | end of window. |
&18 | 24 | Toggle into/out of Inverse video. |
&1E | 30 | Home cursor. |
&lF <c> <r> | 31 <c> <r> | Move cursor to given position in current window.<c> |
|
| is column, normally 1..80, <r> is row, normally |
1.5.2.2 Configuring the Input to the package.
The programs in the package will expect to be able to interrogate the keyboard. Most of the keys on the CPC464 keyboard return standard values except for the cursor keys. It is possible to use the SETUP utility (see CP/M primer) to
The column marked 'WP Value' in the table below indicates typical values which might be set into the keyboard via the SETUP utility in a word processing environment if, for example, cursor codes are required from both the cursor key cluster and a portion of the keyboard, and the Word Processing package is only capable of recognising one unique code for each operation.
The installation procedure for a package will normally consist of asking a number of questions about the parameters of the CPC464 keyboard. The answers should be derived from the table below, which is an extract from the Amstrad BASIC reference Manual SOFT157:
Key Name | Value Hex | Value | [Key number if required | WP Value |
|
| Decimal | to use SETUP utility] | (Decimal) |
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|
|
| |
Cursor up | &F0 | 240 | 0 | 5 |
Cursor right | &F3 | 243 | 1 | 4 |
Cursor down | &Fl | 241 | 2 | 24 |
Cursor left | &F2 | 242 | 8 | 19 |
C1r | &10 | 16 | 16 | 7 |
Return | &0D | 13 | 18 | 13 |
Space | &20 | 32 | 47 | 32 |
Escape | &FC | 252 | 66 | 27 |
Tab | &09 | 9 | 68 | 9 |
Del | &7F | 127 | 79 | 127 |
1.5.3 Starting a Turnkey CP/M Package.
Normally all that is required is to type the package's main program name at the A> prompt. For example, to run a wages program called PAYROLL.COM simply type
PAYROLL
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