WIDTH Syntax Correction; WIDTH Parameter Is Required (60137)

SUMMARY

The following WIDTH statement syntax (taken from the documentation listed further below) incorrectly indicates that both "screenwidth%" and ", screenheight%" are optional:

   WIDTH [screenwidth%][, screenheight%]
				

According to the above syntax description, "WIDTH" with no parameters is a legal statement; however, WIDTH with no arguments correctly causes the following error in the QBX.EXE environment: The syntax description for the WIDTH statement should be corrected to read as follows:

   WIDTH {screenwidth% | , screenheight% | screenwidth%, screenheight%}
				

Note that screenwidth% is measured in columns, and screenheight% is measured in lines.

This correction applies to the WIDTH statement on page 449 of the "Microsoft QuickBasic 4.0: Language Reference" for 4.00 and 4.00b; on page 409 of the "Microsoft Basic 7.0: Language Reference" manual for Basic PDS 7.00 and 7.10; to the WIDTH statement in the QBX.EXE Microsoft Advisor online Help system from Microsoft Basic Professional Development System (PDS) version 7.00; and in the QB.EXE QB Advisor online Help system from Microsoft QuickBasic version 4.50.

This documentation error has been corrected in the QBX.EXE online Help in Basic PDS 7.10.

[optional item]      Items inside square brackets are optional; you
                     do not have to use them in the statement.

{choice1 | choice2}  Braces and a vertical bar indicate a choice
                     between two or more items. You must use one of
                     the items in the statement unless the braces
                     are enclosed in square brackets.