DW>   My inclination would be to write the INKEY loop as
DW>   something like:
DW>   DO: k$ = UCASE$(INKEY$): LOOP UNTIL k$ >= "A" AND k$ <= "G"
DW>   Then simply PRINT k$
DW>   Wouldn't that be a whole lot simpler?!
   Infinitely!
   But menus don't usually use sequential characters.
   You might have something like this:
[F] Format a disk
[C] Change directory
[D] Change drive
[L] List files
[Q] Quit to previous menu
   Now you've got to check for specific characters and they
   are not in sequence.
   You might also do something like this:
WHILE INKEY$ > "": WEND
DO
   K$ = UCASE$(INKEY$)
   SELECT CASE K$
      CASE "F", "C", "D", "L", "Q": EXIT DO
   END SELECT
LOOP
   This last method is actually much easier to read and
   understand. Both its method and its purpose are immediately
   clear at a glance.
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