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 Writes formatted or unformatted data to either the printer port LPT1
 (LPRINT), or to the screen or a file (PRINT). The PRINT statement is not
 available when forms are showing. Use the PRINT method with objects.
 See: ◄PRINT Method►
 
    LPRINT [USING formatstring$;] expressionlist [{; | ,}]
    PRINT [USING formatstring$;] [expressionlist] [{; | ,}]
 
    ■ USING formatstring$; String expression containing:
                           • The literal string to print
                           • One or more format specifiers that determine
                             the field and format of the printed strings
                             or numbers
                           • A semi-colon following each format string is
                             required.
 
    ■ expressionlist       List of one or more numeric or string
                           expressions to print; string literals must be
                           enclosed in quotation marks ("")
 
    ■ ; | ,                Specifies where the next output begins:
 
                           Character  Description
                           ═════════  ══════════════════════════════════════
                           ;          Print immediately after the last value
                           ,          Print at the start of the next print
                                      zone; zones are 14 characters wide
 
 See Also
    ◄Format Specifiers►      ◄MSGBOX Statement►       ◄PRINT Method►
    ◄PRINT # Statement►      ◄SPC Function►           ◄TAB Function►