NAME

width - set width of file

SYNOPSIS

width(size)
short size;

DESCRIPTION

Width sets to size the width of the current file (see initio(io)).  If size is zero, the width is set to one.  The width is the position (offset within the line) at which a newline is automatically written by the output functions to wrap the line around.  If size is IBMNOWIDTH (see io(inc)), this wrap-around mechanism is turned off. 

Upon opening, the width of a tty is STDWIDTH (see io(inc)); other files have no width, i.e., the wrap-around mechanism is off. 

This function implements the BASIC WIDTH statement. 

SEE ALSO

io(inc), initio(io)
width(stmt)

DIAGNOSTICS

Error 5 (Illegal function call) is generated if size is negative or is greater than IBMNOWIDTH

from The Basmark QuickBASIC Programmer’s Manual by Lawrence Leinweber