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Article #4818Re: beginner's stupid question
From: Donald R Lloyd
Date: Fri, 12 May 1989 14:25
Date: Fri, 12 May 1989 14:25
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In article <3610@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU> don@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Donald R Lloyd) writes:
> Is there some way to print a control character or ASCII code that will clear the screen? Can somebody come up with a relatively simple, short method of clearing the screen and explain it to me (etc....)
>
I probably should have also said that I'd like to bring the cursor back to the 'home' position (top right). It's easy enough to print 26 lines on the screen, but I'd like to be able to simulate 'clear'.
Thanks to those who responded.
------------------ Don Lloyd
| Gibberish is | El Campeador
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------------------ busy anyway.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!ames!hc!pprg.unm.edu!unmvax!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!rochester!udel!udccvax1!don From: don@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Donald R Lloyd) Newsgroups: comp.lang.modula2 Subject: Re: beginner's stupid question Message-ID: <3615@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU> Date: 12 May 89 14:25:52 GMT References: <3610@udccvax1.acs.udel.EDU> Reply-To: don@vax1.acs.udel.EDU (Donald R Lloyd) Organization: University of Delaware Lines: 13