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ERASE

This Command erases a Viewport (causes all contents to be erased).

Parameters

VIEWPORT_ID
Viewport ID. This defaults to the current Viewport (as defined by the previous VIEWPORT Command) if this Parameter is omitted. The syntax of the Viewport ID is described in full for the VIEWPORT Command.

Qualifiers

/GRAPHICS
Overrides the default Viewport Display Mode. The Display Mode is setup be default to be TEXT but can be modified via the MODE/VIEWPORT Command. The presence of this Qualifier will cause the GRAPHICS Viewport to be erased.
/TEXT
Overrides the default Viewport Display Mode. The Display Mode is setup be default to be TEXT but can be modified via the MODE/VIEWPORT Command. The presence of this Qualifier will cause the TEXT Viewport to be erased.

Unless either (or both) of the GRAPHICS and TEXT qualifiers are present, only the Viewport corresponding to the currently setup Viewport Display Mode will be erased.


Liz Buckle
Fri Jan 13 17:29:41 CST 1995