Difference between revisions of "MC-Basic:INPUT$"
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[[Category:Axystems:MC-Basic:File Management|INPUT$]] | [[Category:Axystems:MC-Basic:File Management|INPUT$]] | ||
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Revision as of 08:39, 22 May 2014
Returns a string of characters from the specified port or file The return string length is limited by <length> parameter.
<length>: number of Bytes to return
<DeviceHandle>: a handle to the specified serial port or file
Length is optional when reading from file – if not specified reads till end of lineor 511 Bytes, whatever comes first.
Syntax
Input$ ({<length>}, #<DeviceHandle>)
Availability
All versions
Type
<length>:Long
<DeviceHandle>: Long
Range
<length>: N/A
<DeviceHandle>: 1 to 255
Default
Length default is 511 Bytes
Scope
Configuration, Task or Terminal
Limitations
Read only
Examples
Str_Var=Input$(50,#1)
Test=Input$(1, #1)
X=Input$(LOC(1), #1)