Paxar Gold 6037EX manual D R e a d C u r s o r

v i d R e a d C u r s o r

Description

Retrieves the specified display page’s current cursor location.

Syntax

void far vidReadCursor(unsigned short far* lpusRow, unsigned short far* lpusCol, short sPage);

Parameters

lpusRow	A variable pointer to the row. For 4-row printers,
	values are 0-3. For 8-row printers, values are 0-7.
lpusCol	A variable pointer to the column. Values are 0-19.
sPage	The display page. For 4-row printers, values are 0-3.
	For 8-row printers, values are 0-1.

Return Values

None

Example

#include <stdio.h> #include "mmsultra.h"

void main(void)
{	// Row position
unsigned short usRow = 0;
unsigned short usColumn = 0;	// Column position
vidScroll(0, 0, 3, 11, 0, 0x07);	// Clear screen
vidPutCursor(0, 0, 0);	// Move cursor
vidReadCursor(&usRow, &usColumn, 0);	// Read position
printf("Row position is %d", usRow);	// Display results

printf("\nColumn position is %d", usColumn);

}

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