Microsoft KB Archive/51604

= SCREEN Function Doesn't Give Color Attribute in Graphics Mode =

Article ID: 51604

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006



This article was previously published under Q51604



SUMMARY
In graphics mode, the number of the color returned by the SCREEN function will always have a value of 0 (zero).

This information applies to Microsoft QuickBasic Versions 1.00, 1.01, 1.02, 2.00, 2.01, 3.00, 4.00, 4.00b, and 4.50 for MS-DOS and to Microsoft Basic Compiler Versions 6.00, 6.00b, and 7.00 for MS-DOS and MS OS/2.



MORE INFORMATION
The SCREEN function has the following syntax: SCREEN (row,column[,colorflag]) When colorflag is nonzero, SCREEN returns the number of the color at the location specified by row and column -- but only in text mode.

When colorflag is zero or absent, the ASCII code of the character at the specified location is returned as an integer in both graphics and text modes.

Additional query words: QuickBas BasicCom

Keywords: KB51604

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