INPUT

INPUT$(ch)

Purpose To return a string obtained from communication port ch.
ch must be a numeric constant between 1 and 8. The actual target hardware determines the valid port #. This function returns f0 if there is no valid string waiting at serial port.

Examples D$ = INPUT$(2)

Comments: A Carriage Return (CR) or ASCII code 13 marks the end of the input string from the communication port. The returned string however will exclude the CR character. In TRiLOGI simulator, the user will be prompted to enter the string in a pop-up window

See Also INCOMM( ), PRINT #, OUTCOMM

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Purpose	To return a string obtained from communication port ch. ch must be a numeric constant between 1 and 8. The actual target hardware determines the valid port #. This function returns f0 if there is no valid string waiting at serial port.
Examples	D$ = INPUT$(2)
Comments:	A Carriage Return (CR) or ASCII code 13 marks the end of the input string from the communication port. The returned string however will exclude the CR character. In TRiLOGI simulator, the user will be prompted to enter the string in a pop-up window
See Also	INCOMM( ), PRINT #, OUTCOMM