INPUT

FUNCTION

This command prompts for and accepts operator input of data.

SYNTAX

INPUT [data-options . . . ]

      data-options:

         data-name|
         system-variable-name|
         constant|
         elastic-variable|
         terminal-mnemonics

data-name

a data name.

system-variable-name

the name of a system variable.

constant

a constant.

elastic-variable

a 3GL variable.

terminal-mnemonics

mnemonics.

NOTES

• Data names can be used in place of variables. For example, INPUT @(1,3) “Enter Customer Code”, CUS-CODE prompts the operator to enter the customer code into the data name CUS-CODE.
• The value of the key used to terminate the INPUT command is returned in the Thoroughbred Basic CTL system variable.

EXAMPLES

INPUT @(0,0), 'CL', 'RB', "PRINT REPORT ", REPORT-NAME, "?(Y/N)", R1$,

SEE ALSO

PRINT, INPUT directive and CTL system variable in the Thoroughbred Basic Language Reference

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