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 SETPOS()
 Move the cursor to a new position
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 Syntax

     SETPOS(<nRow>, <nCol>) --> <nRow>

 Arguments

     <nRow> and <nCol> define the new screen position of the cursor.
     These values may range from 0, 0 to MAXROW(), MAXCOL().

 Returns

     SETPOS() always returns <nRow>

 Description

     SETPOS() is an environment function that moves the cursor to a new
     position on the screen.  After the cursor is positioned, ROW() and COL()
     are updated accordingly.  To control the shape and visibility of the
     cursor, use the SETCURSOR() function.

 Examples

     .  This example moves the cursor to a new position then displays
        a string to the screen using a console command, ??:

        SETPOS(1, 1)
        ?? "Hello world"

 Files   Library is CLIPPER.LIB.


See Also: ROW() SET CURSOR SETCURSOR()
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