Hmm... we have a good few lines of code in our .PRGs that expect the first arg returned, but I suppose it could be worked around without too much fuss as it's basic... but maybe would be closer to Clipper 5.3 compat?
On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 12:41 AM, Viktor Szakáts <harbour...@syenar.hu>wrote: > And BTW, in C5.3 they forgot to update the DEVPOS() > entry in the NG, which keeps saying it returns NIL, > while it doesn't > > Brgds, > Viktor > > On 2010 Feb 4, at 09:30, Viktor Szakáts wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > To be precise pls show that you were pasting from C5.3 > > guide (you're right in that I didn't check 5.3 guide also > > before posting). > > > > I was checking in _C5.2e_ guide, which is our reference > > in Harbour, and that says: > > --- > > SETPOS() > > Move the cursor to a new position > > > Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„ > > Syntax > > > > SETPOS(<nRow>, <nCol>) --> NIL > > > > 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 NIL. > > > > Description > > [...] > > --- > > > > --- > > DEVPOS() > > Move the cursor or printhead to a new position depending on the current > > device > > > Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„ > > Syntax > > > > DEVPOS(<nRow>, <nCol>) --> NIL > > > > Arguments > > > > <nRow> and <nCol> are the new row and column positions of the > > cursor or printhead. > > > > Returns > > > > DEVPOS() always returns NIL. > > [...] > > --- > > > > Even then, C5.3 is buggy or sloppy, since it will return > > "<nRow>" even if it's non-numeric. > > > > We could probably implement it with HB_COMPAT_C53 guard, > > though it will unnecessarily add overhead to this very > > often used function. > > > > Brgds, > > Viktor > > > > On 2010 Feb 4, at 09:15, Saulius Zrelskis wrote: > > > >>>> In Clipper, ? SETPOS(10,4) returns 10. In Harbour, it returns NIL > >>> > >>> Also DEVPOS(). They should return NIL as per documentation, > >>> but they return the first parameter, unchanged, even if it's > >>> invalid. I can't recall past discussions, but it seems like > >>> a C5.2/5.3 bug. > >> > >> Be precise! From Clipper guide: > >> SETPOS() > >> Move the cursor to a new position > >> > Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„Ć„ > >> 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 > >> > >> ž 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. > >> > >> Best regards, > >> Saulius > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Harbour mailing list (attachment size limit: 40KB) > >> Harbour@harbour-project.org > >> http://lists.harbour-project.org/mailman/listinfo/harbour > > > > _______________________________________________ > Harbour mailing list (attachment size limit: 40KB) > Harbour@harbour-project.org > http://lists.harbour-project.org/mailman/listinfo/harbour > -- smu johnson <smujohn...@gmail.com>
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