TERMIN

TERMIN

Allows simple input from SYS$INPUT

Language element: function

Category: terminal-access

OpenVMS specifics: All aspects are host-specific

Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

TERMIN(prompt)

prompt: is the prompt printed on the display. It can be a character variable, a character literal enclosed in double quotation marks, or another character expression.

Details

The TERMIN function is easier to use than the TTOPEN, TTREAD, and TTCLOSE functions, but it does not offer the same flexibility. The return value is the characters that the user entered at the terminal. The TERMIN function accepts a maximum of 132 characters.

See Also

Function: TERMOUT
Function: TTCLOSE
Function: TTOPEN
Function: TTREAD

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Language element:	function
Category:	terminal-access
OpenVMS specifics:	All aspects are host-specific