The _ECHO statement allows outputting text to a $CONSOLE window without having to alternate between _DEST pages.

Syntax

_ECHO {“text to output”

textVariable$}

Description

• _ECHO is a shorthand to saving current _DEST, switching to _DEST _CONSOLE, PRINTing, then switching back to the previous _DEST.
• To output numbers, use the STR$ function.

Availability

• Version 1.3 and up.

Example(s)

$CONSOLE
PRINT "this will show in the main window"
_ECHO "this will show in the console"

See Also

• _DEST
• $CONSOLE, _CONSOLE
• STR$