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VMS_SMG_GET_CHAR_AT_PHYSICAL_CURSOR - Return Character at Cursor
Returns the character at the current physical cursor position.
character_code = vms_smg.get_char_at_physical_cursor (pasteboard_id)
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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 virtual display 1
>>> status, vtdpy1 = vms_smg.create_virtual_display \
... (5, 10, vms_smgdef.SMG_M_BORDER, None, None)
>>>
>>> # paste virtual display 1
>>> status = vms_smg.paste_virtual_display \
... (vtdpy1, pasteboard_id, 3, 5, None)
>>>
>>> # write to virtual display 1
>>> status = vms_smg.put_chars (vtdpy1, 'V1', 0, 0)
>>> status = vms_smg.put_chars (vtdpy1, 'TXT', 2, 2)
>>>
>>> # move cursor within the virtual display (above '1')
>>> vms_smg.set_cursor_abs (vtdpy1, 1, 2)
>>>
>>> character_code = vms_smg.get_char_at_physical_cursor (pasteboard_id)
>>> print character_code, chr(character_code)
49 1
>>> # move cursor within the virtual display (above 'X')
>>> vms_smg.set_cursor_abs (vtdpy1, 2, 3)
>>>
>>> character_code = vms_smg.get_char_at_physical_cursor (pasteboard_id)
>>> print character_code, chr(character_code)
88 X
>>>