Specifications

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Syntax:
CURSOR {ON|OFF}
Description:
When a user program is initiated, the cursor is set to OFF. CURSOR ON turns on the
cursor for keyboard entry operation by the
INKEY$ function. CURSOR OFF turns
off the cursor.
• The cursor size depends upon the screen mode (single-byte ANK mode or two-
byte Kanji mode), the screen font size (standard-size or small-size), and the char-
acter enlargement attribute (regular-size, double-width, double-height, or quadru-
ple-size). For details about the cursor, refer to Chapter 7, Subsection 7.1.3.
• The cursor shape specified by the most recently executed
LOCATE statement
takes effect.
• After execution of
LOCATE ,,0 which makes the cursor invisible, even execution
of
CURSOR ON statement cannot display the cursor. To display the cursor, it is
necessary to make the cursor visible by using the
LOCATE statement.
Syntax errors:
Reference:
I/O statement
CURSOR
Turns the cursor on or off.
Error code and message Meaning
error 71: Syntax error Specification other than ON and OFF is
described.
Statements:
APLOAD, INPUT, KPLOAD, LINE INPUT, and LOCATE
Functions:
INKEY$ and INPUT$