SCREEN Function Doesn't Give Color Attribute in Graphics Mode (51604)

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.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	1/9/2003
Keywords:	KB51604