CURRENT_COLUMN

    Returns an integer identifying the current column of the cursor on the
    screen.  This does not reflect any movement of the current position
    that has occurred within a procedure in which CURRENT_COLUMN is used
    unless the built-in UPDATE (window) precedes it.

 Syntax

    integer := CURRENT_COLUMN

 Examples

    1.  my_cur_col := CURRENT_COLUMN;

        Stores in the variable MY_CUR_COL the integer for the column
        position of the cursor on the screen.

    2.  MESSAGE (STR (CURRENT_COLUMN));

        Combines three VAXTPU built-ins:  CURRENT_COLUMN returns the
        integer for the current column position; STR converts the integer
        to a string; and MESSAGE writes this string to the message buffer.

 Related topics

    CURRENT_OFFSET   CURRENT_ROW   UPDATE