I am asking a lot of frequent questions, but...

[fetalmind37]

Here's another, but before i ask it, i would like to say what i m doing, in case anyone has suggestions for me:

I am doing a matrix-esque program with a couple of menus that do different nifty things. One of them is the tracer program from the beginning of the matrix. That is what my question is about. I will get back to that later. There will be other things, such as: a quiz on The Matrix with interesting text effects, transitional screens between different effects, and other interesting items. Any suggestions on that front would be greatly appreciated. Now on to my question:

Is there a way to overwrite PRINT statements after they have already been put onto the output screen? I am working on The Matrix tracer program, and want to put blanck vertical lines through the random vertical scroll. I dont have very much experience with Qbasic, but I am entirely sure there is a way to do almost everything if you find a back door (correct me if I am wrong in that issue please anyone). Anyway, that was my question and as i said before any further suggestions would be appreciated by me.

Thanks in advance to everyone.

So far all of my questions have been answered promtly and thoroughly on this site. It is very well run.

 

[trollacious]

By using the LOCATE row, column statement, you can position characters anywhere on the screen you want, except the 25th line.

 

[hardkor1001110]

you have GOT to check out logiclrd's Matrix screen saver in this forum -- thread314-37953

check the following posts for how to correct the typo.(there was one typo that prevented it from running)

 

[pebe]

Trollacious,
You can print to the 25th row if you add a ; at the end of the print line. Otherwise, the screen will scroll up.

 

[MiggyD]

To add to pebe's remark: You can print to the 25th row if you add a ; at the end of the print line.

Pebe's correct. But, depending on the screen mode you use, you can "technically" use up to 60 printed lines--as long as you use pebe's suggestion.

Check out Thread314-37953 as indicated by hardkor1001110. The posting I submitted on Nov. 24 contains the info. You should be able to understand the code and how it works. --MiggyD

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