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SAYDOWN()
Displays screen output downward and vertically
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Syntax
SAYDOWN(<cCharacterstring>, [<nDelay>], [<nLine>],
[<nColumn>]) --> cNull
Arguments
<cCharacterstring> Designates vertical output for the string.
<nDelay> Designates that the time delay is set in milliseconds.
The default value is 4.
<nLine> Designates from which line to begin the output. The
default is the cursor line.
<nColumn> Designates from which column to begin the output. The
default is the cursor column.
Returns
SAYDOWN() always returns a null string.
Description
SAYDOWN() allows you to have a particular affect on a string output.
The output is done vertically, downward from the current or selected
cursor position, and can have a time delay between individual
characters. When the last line of the screen is reached, the function
outputs one more character and then terminates. The SET COLOR TO
setting is used as an attribute. The current cursor position is not
changed with this function.
Note
. Control characters such as with @...SAY commands in CA-
Clipper, are not interpreted.
Example
Show vertical output from line 10, column 10, with a 100-millisecond
time delay between characters:
SAYDOWN("Clipper", 100, 10, 10)
Line 10: C
L
I
P
P
E
R
See Also:
SAYSPREAD()
SAYMOVEIN()
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