Sets the number of columns on the screen or other device or sets the width of a file.
WIDTH [columns ] [, lines]
WIDTH #file_number, columns
WIDTH device_name, columns
WIDTH LPRINT columns
columns is the number of columns. The value must be 40 or 80 for the screen.
lines is the number of rows of text that appear on the screen. The value can be 25, 30, 43, 50 or 60, depending on your display adapter and current screen mode.
file_number is the file number assigned to the file in its OPEN statement.
device_name is a string expression that contains the name of the desired device.
The keyword LPRINT sets the number of columns for the printer.
After you specify a width for a device, output statements automatically wrap output to the next line when the width is exceeded.
'EGA monitor
WIDTH 80, 43
FOR i = 1 TO 100
PRINT i
NEXT i