The TEXTFILE Statement

TEXTFILE,<txf_name>,<file_name>

[/INTERLINESPACE=<intlin_space>]

[/POSLINES=(<start_pnt>,<first_line>,<last_line>)]

[/TEXTANGLE=<text_ang>]

[/TEXTHEIGHT=<text_hgt>]

[/TEXTFONT=<text_fnt>];

<txf_name> is the name of the text file variable and has the type TEXTFILE_2D. The maximum length of <txf_name> is 32 characters.

<file_name> is the name of the file from where the text is fetched. It has the type STRING.

INTERLINESPACE=<intlin_space>

<intlin_space> is the factor for the interline space. The interline space is defined as the factor * the text height. It has the type DECIMAL. The default factor is 1.5.

POSLINES=(<start_pnt>,<first_line>,<last_line>)

<start_pnt> is the origin of the first text line and the lower left corner of that line. It has the type POINT_2D.

<first_line> is the number of the first line to be presented. It has the type INTEGER.

<last_line> is the number of the last line to be presented. It has the type INTEGER.

TEXTANGLE=<text_ang>

<text_ang> is the text angle and has the type DECIMAL. The default angle is 0.0 but the text angle can be changed with this attribute.

TEXTHEIGHT=<text_hgt>

<text_hgt> is the next height and has the type DECIMAL. The text is given a default height value but the text height can be changed with this attribute.

TEXTFONT=<text_fnt>

<text_fnt> is the text font and has the type INTEGER. Available font numbers are 0-99. The default font number is 0.

It is possible to give both absolute and relative values of the lines to be presented. This is illustrated by the following examples:

/POSLINES=(P1,1,15) lines 1 to 15

/POSLINES=(P1,10,) next 10 lines (16 to 25)

/POSLINES=(P1,20,) next 20 lines (26 to 45)

/POSLINES=(P1,,10) previous 10 lines (16 to 25)

/POSLINES=(P1,,) the whole file

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