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PROMPT (P)

Purpose: Displays specified string.

Format:  Ps

Remarks: P         Display specified string.

         s         Specified string which can be:

                   "data" (literal data)
                   "data" can be up to 125 characters.  Quotation marks
                   are manditory.

                   X(n)
                   record in file X

                   $i
                   String register $i (0-3).

         The number of characters that is displayed depends on the devices
         display capacity.  If the data to be displayed is longer than the
         device's display, use the Review Command to view the rest of the
         record.

         You cannot display data in a numeric register.  It must be
         converted to string data before it can be displayed.

         Note:  Certain characters can be represented in character sequences
         involving the backslash (\) character.  The sequences \n (line
         feed), \b (backspace), and \e (escape) are recognized as special
         control characters.  Any control character can be generated by
         using \0xHH where HH represents the two hexidecimal digit value
         for the control character.  For example, \0x7f is the DEL character.


Examples:

         P"ENTER ID" displays ENTER ID.

         P$1 displays the contents of string register $1.

         PA(14) displays the contents of record 14 in file a.