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<I><H2>PRINTT<BR>
PRINTV<BR>
PRINTF<BR>
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<P>These  three  instructions  type  text and  values  to stdout. Useful for debugging macros or wherever you may feel  the
need to tell yourself some important information.<BR>
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<PRE>PRINTT    "I'm the greatest programmer in the whole wide world\n"
PRINTV    (2+3)/5
PRINTF    MUL(3.14,3987.0)</PRE>   
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<B>PRINTT</B> prints out a string<BR>
<B>PRINTV</B> prints out an integer value or, as in the example, the result of a calculation. Unsurprisingly you can also print out a <A HREF="symbols.htm">constant symbols</A> value<BR>
<B>PRINTF</B> prints out a fixed point value.<BR>

<H3>See also:</H3>
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	<LI><A HREF="asm/expr_int.htm">Integer and Boolean expressions</A>
	<LI><A HREF="asm/expr_fix.htm">Fixed-point expressions and functions</A>
	<LI><A HREF="asm/expr_str.htm">String expressions, functions and formatting</A>
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<FONT SIZE="-1"><I><P ALIGN=RIGHT>Last updated 21 June 1997 by <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">Carsten Sorensen</A></P></I></FONT>