<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>distance</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY> <h1>distance</h1> <B>Category</B><p> <a href="object_commands.html">Object/view commands</a><p> <B>Syntax</B><p> <p> distance(oA,oB,vD);<p> <B>Description</B><p> <p> vD is set to the distance between objects oA and oB. The formula used for calculating the distance is abs(x1-x2) + abs(y1-y2) where x1,y1 and x2,y2 are the co-ordinates of the center of the baselines of oA and oB. <p> If one or more of the objects is not on screen, the distance is 255.<p> <B>See also</B><p> </BODY></HTML>