From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,f0d4996d72f29e1e X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: "Nigel" Subject: Re: clearing a screen in ada? (new to ada) Date: 2000/03/07 Message-ID: <38c3fb98$0$16303@motown.iinet.net.au>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 593913024 References: <38c1621e$0$19330@motown.iinet.net.au> <2000Mar4.144232.1@eisner> X-Priority: 3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 X-Trace: news.iinet.net.au 952368024 16303 KN5hlb@203.59.77.110 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 2000-03-07T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: ahhh sorry I am using GNAT on a PC using the ADAGIDE, we basically are only allowed to use the standard libs/packages that come with gnat, and I was hoping to find infor for moving the cursor round the screen such as using a comand like CLS to clear the screen and also the LOCATE type commands for postioning the cursor, I have tried using set_col and set_line in the Text_IO package, but it only works in a positive manner and so I can't go back up the screen. basically I am righting a box prog to make my input screens look a little more interesting, and not being able to move the cursor back up the screen when I have drawn the box is making this hell thanks once again for help :o) Nigel