SPACE$ with PUT (bug?)

[John Kovacich]

Is there any reason why the following statement would generate a compiler error?

PUT #1,1,SPACE$(487)

It always gives me "Variable Expected"

Is this a bug?

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[Dan Soper]

Shouldn't you use:
PUT$ #1, SPACE$(487)
for string data?


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--Dan

[Phil Tippit]

John,

The PUT Command requires a variable when is already defined.
The PUT$ Command can build a string within the command.

EXAMPLE PUT
  a$=Space$(100)
  index&=101
  PUT #1,index&,a$  ' a variable name is required


EXAMPLE PUT$
  index&=101
  Seek #1,index&
  PUT$ #1,space$(100)  ' can create a string

Phil




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