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1992-04-03
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'----------------------------------------------------------
' PROGRAM: MSGLINE.BAS PROGRAMMER: A. KELLETT
' DATE-WRITTEN: 04/03/92
' USING POWER BASIC V2.10A
'
' THIS PROGRAM CREATES A SCROLLING MESSAGE FOR STORES,
' ADVERTISING PURPOSES, OR WHEN YOU'RE OUT OF THE OFFICE.
' WORKS AS IS FOR MESSAGES LESS THAN 80 CHARACTERS LONG.
'
' VERSION: 0.50 LAST UPDATED: 00/00/00
'----------------------------------------------------------
CLS:SPEED# = .12
LOCATE 5,1:PRINT "ENTER MSG ON NEXT LINE.":INPUT MESSAGE$
IF LEN(MESSAGE$) < 79 THEN
FILLER$ = STRING$(79 - LEN(MESSAGE$)," ")
MESSAGE$ = MESSAGE$ + FILLER$
END IF
NEWMESSAGE$ = MESSAGE$ + " " + MESSAGE$
KY$ = "":X% = 1:Y% = 79
WHILE KY$ = ""
XMSG$ = MID$(NEWMESSAGE$,X%,Y%)
LOCATE 15,1:PRINT XMSG$;
KY$ = "":KY$ = INKEY$
X% = X% + 1
IF X% > LEN(MESSAGE$) THEN
X% = 1
END IF
DELAY SPEED#
WEND
END