@.DOC Version 1.0 25 January 1987 @ (at) 1. Here's the problem. In complex aliases or zex files the output scrolls off the screen. This is normally not a problem although it is esthetically unpleasant. Sometimes, however, you need the information that just scrolled into the ether. 2. The problem is common (for me anyway) when compiling or assembling a program. I program by the trial and error method. Unfortunately this usually means that I have to compile dozens of times before I get it right. Often the part of the compiling alias or zex file (FINDERR, etc) that cleans things up after an error filled compile session pushes the errors right off the screen before I have a chance to peruse them. 3. This program is an attempt to control the output during such a session. It allows you to reposition the cursor to an intermediate point on the screen and clear out everything below it. 4. To use the EOS function you have to have the extended termcap loaded. I don't know what will happen if you don't have the extended termcap loaded. I think the EOL and BEL functions will work with only the minimal termcap. 5. Here's the syntax: @ rr cc cmd1 cmd2 ... comment where: rr = the row you want to move to cc = the column you want to move to cmd1, cmd2, etc = one or more of the following: EOS - erase from the new cursor position to the end of the screen EOL - erase from the new cursor position to the end of the line BEL - rings the terminal's bell comment = any ascii phrase everything after rr is optional 6. Examples: @ 5 40 EOS -- moves to row 5, column 40 and clears the of the screen from that point to the bottom @ 10 1 EOS BEL IT BOMBED -- moves to row 10, column 1, clears the screen from that point to the bottom, rings the bell, and prints the phrase 'IT BOMBED'. @ 5 -- moves to row 5, column 1 (by default) 7. It's a funny name for a program. I'm fully aware that the ampersand does not mean 'at' in the sense of a location but rather 'at the rate of' as in 36 eggs @ $1.50 a dozen. Still it's easy to remember and it doesn't take up much room in an alias. On the other hand the ZLINK linker doesn't seem to accept it unless the command is given from with an alias or zex file. Have no idea why you can't link it from the command line. 8. I'm interested in any comments (or suggested improvements). Joe Griffith 516 Hollomon Dr. Hampton, VA 23666