> > BTW does anyone out there know what the hell the USING keyword does in SAM > > BASIC or is it just a leftover > > I have looked it up and done some experiments and my conclusion is that > it does nothing whatsoever. Perhaps it is used in Master BASIC, or was > intended to be used in Sam BASIC but had to be left out. > > I presume it would have been for instructions of the form > > PRINT USING "This is my $#.##";2/100.
Umm, I think it actually _does_ do the sort of thing you're showing, though I can't remember for the life of me what the syntax is. I'm sure it's documented somewhere, too, as I'm sure I've seen the syntax written down... Nige
