Included for backward compatibility. Use the CurrentX, CurrentY Properties.

This function is undocumented in the original VFP9 help file,
but the following documentation was found in the FoxPro for Windows 2.6 help, and may still be valid:

Returns the current column position of the cursor.

COL()

Return Value

Remarks

Example

Copy Code

@ 5,5 SAY '' @ ROW(), COL()+12 SAY 'Contact person' @ ROW(), $+12 SAY 'Contact person'

See Also

Other Resources

Backward-Compatible Language Elements
Language Reference (Visual FoxPro)