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prints ABC, followed by a carriage return character but not a line feed

character. When the output file is printed on a line printer, xyz is

printed over ABC.

The statement:

200 DISP USING "DD,@,DD@DD@,@DD"; 12,13,14,15

prints 12, a form feed character, 13, a form feed character, 14, two form

feed characters, 15. When the output file is printed on a line printer,

12 is printed on the current page, 13 on the next page, 14 on the next,

and 15 two pages after 14.

The statement:

300 DISP USING "Z,/,ZZ/ZZZ//ZZZZ/,//ZZZZZ"; 1,2,3,4,5

prints:

003

0004

00005

Data Files

A data file contains data that an HP Business BASIC/XL program can read

or has written. The file can be stored on a disk, magnetic tape, or

cards. HP Business BASIC/XL uses program files as well as data files.

The material in this section applies only to data files, unless otherwise

noted. See chapter 2 for information about program files.

The following summarizes the material in this section:

TITLE CONTENT

Data File Types The three types of data files that HP Business

BASIC/XL uses

File Identification How HP Business BASIC/XL identifies a data file

File Input and Output Read from or write to a data file.

Data File Types

HP Business BASIC/XL uses three types of data files: BASIC DATA, binary,

and ASCII. Table 6-14 shows their similarities and differences.

Table 6-14. Data File Types

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