HP 3000 Manuals

System Debug Reference Manual

func strinput 

Prompts on the input device for user input and returns the user input
line as a string.

Syntax 

     strinput (prompt)

Formal Declaration 

     strinput:str (prompt:str)

Parameters 

 prompt          The prompt string to be displayed.

Examples 

     $nmdebug > wl strinput("input a number>") 
     input a number > 1234 
     1234

Prompt the user for a number and write it back.

     $nmdebug > var n bin(strinput("input a number>")) 
     input a number > 1+3 

Prompt the user for a number, convert the input string to a number, and
assign it to the variable named n.

Limitations, Restrictions 

If STRINPUT is issued in a job (for example, through the HPDEBUG
intrinsic command string), an error is displayed, and Debug returns to
the caller.

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