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 i-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 i-TRiLOGI simulator, the user will be prompted to enter the string in a pop-up window
See Also	INCOMM( ), PRINT #, OUTCOMM