banner
Command:
BANNER
Syntax:
BANNER USING <banner-input> <banner-character-input>
Description:
The BANNER command displays a Unix-style banner to the screen. The contents of banner-input are the large characters of the banner; the contents of banner-character-input are the component characters of the banner, which are the small characters used to make the banner letters. If banner-character-input is equal to a single space (` ` or the SPACE keyword), the component character of each large letter will be a smaller version of itself, e.g.,
BANNER USING `TEST` SPACE
will generate the following screen output:
TTTTTTT EEEEEEE SSSSS TTTTTTT
T E S S T
T E S T
T EEEEE SSSSS T
T E S T
T E S S T
T EEEEEEE SSSSS T
Example Usage:
BANNER USING `TEST` `#`.
BANNER USING `TEST` ` `.
BANNER USING `TEST` SPACE.
BANNER USING banner_contents banner_char.
See Also:
GETBANNER
Sample Program:
BANNER.CBL