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LOTUSSCRIPT LANGUAGE

Print statement
Example

Prints data to the screen.

Syntax

Print [ exprList ]

Elements

exprList

A list of expressions separated by semicolons, spaces, or commas.

Usage

If exprList is omitted, Print prints a blank line.

Use the Spc and Tab functions to insert spaces and tabs between data items.

The Print statement adds a newline character to the end of exprList (to force a carriage return), unless exprList ends with a semicolon or a comma.

LotusScript inserts "chr(10)" to represent the newline character in any multiline string (for example, a string that you type in using vertical bars or braces). If you use Print to print the string, this newline character will be translated into the platform-specific newline character(s).

Note Newline does not mean either chr(10) or chr(13) on all platforms. Newline is the character or sequence of characters that is used to mark the end of a line. This may be chr(10), or chr(13), but it may also be something else, because the actual value of newline depends on the platform.

The following table shows how the Print statement handles data items specified in exprList.

Data item Print statement behavior

variable Prints the value of the variable.

string Prints the string.

date/time value Prints the date as a string in the operating system Short Date and Time format. If either the date part or the time part is missing from the value, only the supplied part is printed.

Variant with the value EMPTY Prints an empty string ("").

Variant with the value Null Prints the string "#NULL#".

The following table shows the effect of semicolons and commas in the Print statement.

Punctuation character Print statement behavior

Semicolon or space in exprList The next data item is printed with no spaces between it and the previous data item.

Semicolon at end of exprList The next Print statement continues printing on the same line, with no spaces or carriage returns inserted.

Comma in exprList The next data item is printed beginning at the next tab stop. (Tab stops are at every 14 characters.)

Comma at end of exprList The next Print statement continues printing on the same line, beginning at the next tab stop. (Tab stops are at every 14 characters.)

If you are in Lotus Notes, note that the Print statement writes to the following:

The status bar when executing on a Notes client in non-debug mode.
The status bar and output window when executing on a Notes client in debug mode.
NOTES.LOG when executing on a Domino server.

If the request is from the Web, Print will be re-directed to the source. Print can be used to dynamically generate a Web page via QueryOnEvent.

Example
See Also

LotusScript Language Reference: M through P

InputBox function

MessageBox function and statement

Spc function

Tab function

OS/400 platform differences in LotusScript

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Data item	Print statement behavior
variable	Prints the value of the variable.
string	Prints the string.
date/time value	Prints the date as a string in the operating system Short Date and Time format. If either the date part or the time part is missing from the value, only the supplied part is printed.
Variant with the value EMPTY	Prints an empty string ("").
Variant with the value Null	Prints the string "#NULL#".

Punctuation character	Print statement behavior
Semicolon or space in exprList	The next data item is printed with no spaces between it and the previous data item.
Semicolon at end of exprList	The next Print statement continues printing on the same line, with no spaces or carriage returns inserted.
Comma in exprList	The next data item is printed beginning at the next tab stop. (Tab stops are at every 14 characters.)
Comma at end of exprList	The next Print statement continues printing on the same line, beginning at the next tab stop. (Tab stops are at every 14 characters.)