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                         The BASIC ANSI Library v1.11

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Designed and programmed by Chris Walker.


This document and all files included within the Bansi package are
        (c) Copyright 1994 by Chris Walker
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Bansi Library v1.11 short manual          (c) Copyright 1994 by Chris Walker
                                                  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Explanation:  This manual briefly summarizes the usage of each of the Bansi
        commands.
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        Starting up the Bansi functions:

        To load the Bansi library with QuickBasic, the command line is:

        QB /lbansi <program to load>

        Other languages are similar.

        Inside the interpreter, you must include:

        '$include:'bansi.bi'

        into your file.  After that, you may go on into installation.

        When you want to run a Bansi function, you must first (only once in
a program) execute the BAInit command.

        As of v1.1 of the Bansi library, the BAInit command is simply:

BAInit

        (No parameters)

        Bansi Standard Commands - Work With The MS-DOS ANSI.SYS Driver.
                                  (TESTED WITH)

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        The Bansi Standard Commands
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BAInit - Initialization sub, used to start routines.

BABack$ Function - Returns the < Back string (0-79):
        To Use this function, just use the command
         PRINT #1,BABack$(1)
        This would send the code for 1 back space to whatever was opened as
        #1.  If you had #1 as the comm port, you would use this.  If you
        just wanted to store it to a variable, you could use something like
        this:
         MyVar$=BABack$(20)
        which would store the ANSI code for 20 back spaces in the variable
        string MyVar$.

BAClearScreen$ Function - Returns the Screen Clearing String.
        To Use this function, just use the command
         PRINT #1,BAClearScreen$
        This would send the code for a CLS to whatever was opened as #1

BAColor$ Function - Returns the Color String (0-31,0-7)
        To Use this function, just use the command
         PRINT #1,BAColor$(10,2)
        This would send the code for a COLOR 10,2 to whatever was opened as
        #1.  Valid numbers are (0-31 foreground,0 to 7 background).  Any other
        parameters result in a white-on-black setting.

BAColorString$ Function - Returns a String in Color!
        To Use this function, just use the command
         PRINT #1,BAColorString$("This is in color!","BlackBack")
        This would send the string "This is in color!" to whatever was opened
        as #1.  The text you enter does not matter, and the only limitation on
        length is the length you can fit on one line of your program.  At the
        present time, the only options are "" (nothing - color on color) or
        "BlackBack" (color on black).  The color string can be somewhat hard
        to read if the "BlackBack" option is not used.

BADetect$ Function - Returns the ANSI detection string
        To Use this function, just use the command
         PRINT #1,BADetect$
        This would send the code for ANSI detect to whatever was opened as
        #1.  The ANSI return code from this would be something like:
         (ESC)[12;1R
        where 12 is the line and 1 is the column.

BADown$ Function - Returns the v Down string (0-24).
        To Use this function, just use the command
         PRINT #1,BADown$(1)
        This would send the code for 1 line down to whatever was opened as
        #1.

BAEraseLine$ Function - Returns the Line Clearing String.
        To Use this function, just use the command
         PRINT #1,BAEraseLine$
        This would send the code to erase the current line to whatever was
        opened as #1

BAForward$ Function - Returns the > Forward string (0-79).
        To Use this function, just use the command
         PRINT #1,BAForward$(1)
        This would send the code for 1 forward space to whatever was opened as
        #1.

BAMove$ Function - Returns the (Absolute Location) string (0-25,0-80).
        To Use this function, just use the command
         PRINT #1,BAMove$(10,5)
        This would send the code to set the cursor at line 10, column 5.

BAResPos$ Function - Returns the Restore Cursor Position string.
        To Use this function, just use the command
         PRINT #1,BAResPos$
        This would send the code to restore the saved position to whatever was
        opened as #1

BASavPos$ Function - Returns the Save Cursor Position string.
        To Use this function, just use the command
         PRINT #1,BASavPos$
        This would send the code to save the current position to whatever was
        opened as #1

BASetMode$ Function - Returns the Set Video Mode string.
        To Use this function, just use the command
         PRINT #1,BASetMode$(0)
        This would send the code to set the video mode to whatever was opened
        as #1.
        The mode numbers are as follows:

        0 = 40 x 25 black and white - composite monitors.
        1 = 40 x 25 color.
        2 = 80 x 25 black and white - composite monitors.
        3 = 80 x 25 color.
        4 = 320 x 200 color.
        5 = 320 x 200 black and white - composite monitors.
        6 = 640 x 200 black and white.
        7 = Wrap at end of line.

BAUp$ Function - Returns the ^ UP string (0-24).
        To Use this function, just use the command
         PRINT #1,BAUp$(1)
        This would send the code for 1 line up to whatever was opened as
        #1.

*NOTE:  There are other commands included in this version of Bansi.  Check the
WHATS.NEW text file for information on those.
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        I realize that this manual is somewhat fuzzy.  In this new version of
the Bansi library, I have added a number of functions.  
        If anyone has more ANSI codes that they know of, please let me know.
I might even be able to send you a free update version!
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End of manual!