TEXTS OUTPUT: CHANGE PEN COLOR (USING PEN$())

This example shows how to use pen colors inside strings. In other words, it is possible to embed an arbitrary number of PEN commands inside a string. When the string is printed, the color of the pen will be changed accordingly.

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SOURCE CODE ()

    CLS

    p$ = PEN$(WHITE)+"WELL ALL WHITE, "+PEN$(YELLOW)+" I STILL GOT THE YELLOW"

    PRINT p$    

    PEN RED
    PRINT "IN THE RED"

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Commodore 128 (CPU 8502)

In order to compile the example, type this command on the command line:

Linux

ugbc.c128 -O prg -o texts_options_02.prg texts_options_02.bas

Windows

ugbc.c128.exe -O prg -o texts_options_02.prg texts_options_02.bas

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TRS-80 Color Computer 3

In order to compile the example, type this command on the command line:

Linux

ugbc.coco3 -O bin -o texts_options_02.bin texts_options_02.bas

Windows

ugbc.coco3.exe -O bin -o texts_options_02.bin texts_options_02.bas

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