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 FORWARD IEXP

 Function
  Move the cursor forward(to the right) the number of columns specified
  by IEXP without going past column 80

 Syntax
  FORWARD numcols

   numcols  - An integer expression of the number of columns to move to
              the right.  Valid values are 1 through 79.

 Remarks
  This statement will move the cursor to the right, nondestructively, a
  specified number of columns.  It will work with or without ANSI.  If ANSI
  is available (as reported by the ANSION() function) then it will use an
  ANSI positioning command; otherwise it will re-display the specified
  number of characters that are already on screen.  ANSI is usually
  faster, but re-displaying the existing information will get the job
  done.  Note that you cannot use this function to move beyond column 80;
  to do so would require ANSI to move back up if necessary.  So, if the
  cursor is already in column 80 this statement will have no effect.  And
  if the cursor is in column 1 the maximum you could move forward would be
  79 (column 1 + 79 columns = column 80).

 Examples
  PRINT "PIRNT is wrong"
  DELAY 5*182/10
  BACKUP 13
  PRINT "RI"
  FORWARD 6
  PRINT "RIGHT"
  DELAY 5*182/10
  NEWLINE
  WAIT

See Also: ANSION() ANSIPOS BACKUP GETX() GETY() GRAFMODE()
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