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Q45420: LPOS(0) and LPOS(1) Both Return Print Head Position for LPT1

Article: Q45420
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 6.00 6.00b | 6.00 6.00b
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | docerr B_QuickBas | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 2-FEB-1990

The LPOS(0) and LPOS(1) functions both return the current position of
the print head within the printer buffer for LPT1. LPOS(2) returns
the current print position for LPT2.

On Page 263 of the "Microsoft BASIC Compiler 6.0: BASIC Language
Reference" manual for Versions 6.00 and 6.00b for MS OS/2 and MS-DOS,
the program example uses LPOS(0) to return the current position of the
line printer's print head within the print buffer, but no mention is
made of LPOS(0) in the function description. LPOS(0) operates the same
as LPOS(1), and there is no difference between the two functions.

This information applies also to Page 263 of the "Microsoft QuickBASIC
4.0: BASIC Language Reference" manual for QuickBASIC Versions 4.00 and
4.00b, to Page 224 of the "Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.5: BASIC Language
Reference" for Version 4.50, and to the QuickBASIC Version 4.50 QB
Advisor online Help system.

This documentation error was corrected on Page 204 of the "Microsoft
BASIC 7.0: Language Reference" manual for Microsoft BASIC Professional
Development System (PDS) Version 7.00.

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