read symbol value
command: ENTER <&symbol> [<prompt1>[ <prompt2>[ ...<promptN>]]]
Valid only in command procedures. Reads new value of a previously defined symbol (local or global set) from the input level which is passed at the command procedure call (the input level can be redirected by qualifiers, see also PROC_CALL?).
parameters
- <&symbol> parameter type: symbol address
Name of the symbol (previously defined) to store the result of input.
- <prompt1>, <prompt2>, ..., <promptN> parameter type: string
Text for prompting user input. The text parameters are separated by blanks.
qualifiers
- /parent
The input is read from the parent command level, no regard is payed to the local input level (see PROC_CALL?) passed.
- /interactive
The input is read from the main input level (see PROC_CALL?), no regard is payed to the local input level.
example
- enter &NAME Q-FILE NAME:
- prompts from within a command procedure "Q-FILE NAME: " and stores the received value in the symbol "NAME"
