1	SUB SMG_GET_CHAR(LONG Row,LONG Col,BYTE Char_code)

	!---------------------------------------------------------------&
	!								&
	!		   	SMG_GET_CHAR				&
	!								&
	!		Creation Date:  3-July-1985			&
	!		Author:		Ken Messer			&
	! 		Purpose:        Get the ASCII value of whatever	&
	!				character occupies a given	&
	!				physical cursor location on a	&
	!				terminal screen			&
	!								&
	!		Modification history				&
	!								&
	!	Date	Description of change(s)			&
	!								&
	!---------------------------------------------------------------&
	!								&
	! Copyright (c) 1985 -	Ken Messer, Allied Electronics, Inc.,	&
	!			401 E. 8th St., Ft. Worth, TX  76102	&
	!								&
	! This software may be copied and distributed freely to anyone	&
	! for non-commerical use provided that this copyright notice is &
	! included.							&
	!---------------------------------------------------------------&

	OPTION TYPE = INTEGER, SIZE = INTEGER LONG

	%include "SMG$LIBRARY:SMG.DFN"


	DECLARE LONG			RS

	EXTERNAL LONG FUNCTION		SMG$Get_char_at_physical_cursor, &
					SMG$Set_physical_cursor

	EXTERNAL LONG CONSTANT		SS$_Normal

	EXTERNAL STRING FUNCTION	Get_Error_Message(LONG)

	!---------------------------------------------------------------&
	!								&
	!		M a i n   P r o g r a m   L o g i c		&
	!								&
	!---------------------------------------------------------------&

	! First, set the physical cursor on the screen

100	RS = SMG$Set_physical_cursor(Current_pasteboard_id,Row,Col)

	IF RS AND SS$_Normal = 0   THEN
		PRINT Get_Error_Message(RS)
		STOP
	END IF

200	RS = SMG$Get_char_at_physical_cursor(Current_pasteboard_id,Char_code)

	IF RS AND SS$_Normal = 0   THEN
		PRINT Get_Error_Message(RS)
		STOP
	END IF

32767	SUBEXIT

	END SUB