Tandy 1000 Basic Reference Manual page 185

Chapter 10 I BASIC
Ke.ywords
INPUT$
Statement
INPUT$
(
nu m ber
[
,
[
#
]
buffer])
Accepts a string of characters from either the keyboard or a se-
quential access file.
Number
is the number of characters to be input. It must be a
value in the range 1 to 255.
Buffer
is a buffer that accesses a sequential input file. If you in-
clude
buffer,
BASIC inputs the string from sequential access file.
If you omit
buffer,
BASIC inputs the string from the keyboard.
The number sign
(#)
is optional. It is provided for compatibility
with other BASICs.
When inputting the string from the keyboard, BASIC waits until
the user enters the number of characters specified by
number.
You do not need to press
[m]
to signify end-of-line. The charac-
ter(s) you type are not displayed on the screen. Any character,
except F][EiEK], is accepted for input.
When inputting from a sequential file, BASIC inputs the num-
ber of bytes specified by
number
from the file assigned to
buffer.
Examples
A $
=
I N P U T $ ( S )
assigns a string of 5 keyboard characters to A$. Program execu-
tion halts until 5 characters are typed at the keyboard.
A $
=
I N P U T $ C 1 1 , 3 )
assigns a string of 11 characters to A$. The characters are read
from the file associated with Buffer 3.
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