Microsoft KB Archive/37094

= WIDTH Clears the Screen When Setting EGA 43-Line Mode =

Article ID: 37094

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft QuickBasic 4.0
 * Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.0b
 * Microsoft QuickBasic 4.5 for MS-DOS
 * Microsoft BASIC Compiler 6.0
 * Microsoft BASIC Compiler 6.0b
 * Microsoft BASIC Professional Development System 7.0

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This article was previously published under Q37094



SUMMARY
The WIDTH statement blanks the screen when the following command is executed in an EGA screen mode (such as SCREEN 9):   WIDTH 80,43 The screen clears because the information that was stored in the previous 25-line (default) screen is no longer in a valid format to be redisplayed in EGA 43-line mode.

Additional query words: QuickBas BasicCom

Keywords: KB37094

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