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DELETE_CHARS - Delete Characters
Delete characters in a virtual display.
status = vms_smg.delete_chars (display_id, \
number_of_characters, start_row, start_column)
Returns:
Arguments:
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>>> import vms_smg
>>> import vms_smgdef
>>> # create a new DECwindows terminal using SMG
>>> status, pasteboard_id, number_of_pasteboard_rows, \
... number_of_pasteboard_columns, type_of_terminal, \
... device_name = vms_smg.create_pasteboard \
... (None, vms_smgdef.SMG_M_WORKSTATION)
>>>
>>> # create a virtual display
>>> status, display_id = vms_smg.create_virtual_display \
... (5, 10, vms_smgdef.SMG_M_BORDER, None, None)
>>>
>>> # paste the virtual display
>>> status = vms_smg.paste_virtual_display \
... (display_id, pasteboard_id, 3, 5, None)
>>>
>>> # put some text in the display
>>> status = vms_smg.put_chars (display_id, 'Line1Line1Line1', 1, 1)
>>> status = vms_smg.put_chars (display_id, 'Line2Line2Line2', 2, 2)
>>> status = vms_smg.put_chars (display_id, 'Line3Line3Line3', 3, 3)
>>>
>>> # delete some characters
>>> status = vms_smg.delete_chars (display_id, 3, 2, 3)
>>>