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'This example uses the LSET and RSET statements to assign values to fixed-
'and variable-length strings.
 
DIM TmpStr2 AS STRING * 25
CLS    'Clear screen.
 
'Use RSET on variable-length string with a value.
TmpStr$ = SPACE$(40)
PRINT "Here are two strings that have been right and left "
PRINT "justified in a 40-character variable-length string."
PRINT
 
RSET TmpStr$ = "Right-|"
PRINT TmpStr$
LSET TmpStr$ = "|-Left"
PRINT TmpStr$
PRINT "^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^"
PRINT "12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890"
PRINT "         1         2         3         4         5"
 
'Use RSET on fixed-length string of length 25.
PRINT
PRINT
PRINT "Here are two strings that have been right and left"
PRINT "justified in a 25-character fixed-length string."
PRINT
RSET TmpStr2 = "Right-|"
PRINT TmpStr2
LSET TmpStr2$ = "|-Left"
PRINT TmpStr2$
PRINT "^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^"
PRINT "12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890"
PRINT "         1         2         3         4         5"