How do I get printf to move to a tab position?

[Chris Torek]

In article <284 at dcscg1.UUCP> cpp90221 at dcscg1.UUCP (Duane L. Rezac) writes:
>(If someone knows a better way to do this, Please post it. ...

Okay:

>printl(x,y,control,args)
>unsigned char *control;
>unsigned args;
>int x,y;
>{
>  printf("\33[%d;%dH",x,y); /* prints ansi cursor movement command to stdout*/
>  printf(control,args);     /* print data */
>}

x and y are actually used as row and column respectively; so this
should be `y, x' or `row, col'.  In addition, you should use `vprintf'
if you have it, so as to have the correct types and number of arguments
at all times.  Also, the control (format) argument should be `char *'.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <varargs.h>

int
#ifdef __STDC__
rcprint(int row, int col, char *fmt, ...)	/* dpANS */
#else
rcprint(va_alist)				/* K&R &/
	va_dcl
#endif
{
	int nchars;
	va_list ap;
#ifndef __STDC__
	int row, col;				/* K&R */
	char *fmt;

	va_start(ap);
	row = va_arg(ap, int);
	col = va_arg(ap, int);
	fmt = va_arg(ap, char *);
#else
	va_start(ap, fmt);			/* dpANS */
#endif
	nchars = vprintf(fmt, ap);		/* both */
	va_end(ap);
	return (ferror(stdout) ? EOF : nchars);
}
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