A DEBUG message based in a var count?

beazleybub

I have searched around but can't find any information on how to display a different message in the debug window based on the count of a variable.
I would like to only change a specific part of the information within the debug window without clearing the whole screen.

Like the example below the text that I would like to change based on a variable would be the green "Scroll value" and the purple "Exit?".

Can someone please show me an easier way to do this?

IF menulevelct <= 4 THEN

 
 DEBUG CLS,                                               ' display options menu
        "==============================",               CR,
        "           Menu Demo    ",                     CR,
        "          Menu Level (",DEC1 menulevelct, ")", CR,
        "==============================",               CR,
        " [color=green]Scroll Value[/color] (", DEC SettingLevel_ct, ")"
ELSE

 
 DEBUG CLS,                                               ' display options menu
        "==============================",               CR,
        "           Menu Demo    ",                     CR,
        "          Menu Level (",DEC1 menulevelct, ")", CR,
        "==============================",               CR,
        " [color=purple]Exit?[/color] (", DEC SettingLevel_ct, ")"
        ENDIF

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Mike Green

Look at the chapter in the Stamp Basic Manual on the DEBUG statement. There's a table on page 168 showing the control characters that the debug window responds to. One of them causes the cursor to go to a specific row and column. You can "paint" the background of the debug window with all the titles and boxes, then just position to a specific row and column and write the actual data. For example,

DEBUG 2,16,2,DEC1 menulevelct

This positions to column 17, row 3 and writes a single digit decimal value.

beazleybub

Thanks Mike

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SRLM

If you are making a static screen except for the numbers you may want to put a value on your DEC statements (DEC3, DEC6, etc) so that the number doesn't jump around in size.