SCOLS()

Purpose

Function to return the number of screen columns

Syntax

SCOLS()

See Also

COL(), MAXCOL(), MAXROW(), PCOL(), PROW(), ROW(), SROWS()

Description

The SCOLS() function returns the number of columns being used on the current terminal. The return value is numeric data type. In Recital addressable column numbers range from 0 to 79, however some programs may change this number to 80 or more. SCOLS() may be used to determine how screen or printed displays are affected by such changes.

Example

?scols()
        79

Products

Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer