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X-VMS-News: vax1 comp.lang.modula2:568

> From: CBWP8008@IRUCCVAX.UCC.IE (Ian Murphy)
> Subject:RE: beginner's stupid question
> Date: 12 May 89 14:58:00 GMT
> Message-ID:<INFO-M2%89051211453398@UCF1VM>

> I don't think it's provided in standard modula, not to matter, what you have t
   o
> do is to write an esc sequence (i.e <esc>something) the something will depend
> on the terminal type you're using. I'd guess you're using vt100s so the best
> thing would be to simply ask your computer center if you could have a look at
> the ref. manual for the type of terminals you use there.

Ian, We use modula-2 here in Trinity and we too tried to find a way to clear the
    screen and return the cursor to the top of the
screen. It apparently cannot be done. We use VT320 terminals and went to the com
   p. lab. to get the manuels for the terminals.
Having got them we frantically searched through it to find some sort of escape s
   equence or ascii character to do it.
The result is that it cannot be done!!!
However if you use VMS on a Vax then typing the following will do it for you...
        $ SET TERM/WIDTH=132
        $ SET TERM/WIDTH=80
This then clears the screen and returns the cursor to the top of the screen. I h
   ope that might be of some help.
              Cheers,
                        John Grogan, Computer Lab., Trinity College Dublin.